When we were writing #HashtagActivism many folks said organizing to save Troy Davis on Twitter was the 1st they believed we could really do racial justice work online. Although we didn’t save him, many networks and strategies came from that moment. But the only just thing would be to have Troy back.

#hashtagactivism was born out of a feminist faculty writing group I started. A group of us would meet in the women’s studies conference room (which of course was off where no one could find us) once a week w/snacks to work on our own projects and guess who some of the other members were :)

#HashtagActivism is indispensable on the history of social media activism on Twitter.

SJsjjphd.bsky.socialJan 31, 2024 8:36pm

Oh look @mitpress.bsky.social just shared our book, #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race & Gender Justice, free on their digital depository! If you want to read about a not so distant period of Twitter's history, and the way justice activists built networks to make waves there, here it is:

#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice

This “well-researched, nuanced” study of the rise of social media activism explores how marginalized groups use Twitter to advance counter-narratives, preempt p

Oh look @mitpress.bsky.social#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race & Gender Justice, free on their digital depository! If you want to read about a not so distant period of Twitter's history, and the way justice activists built networks to make waves there, here it is:

#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice

This “well-researched, nuanced” study of the rise of social media activism explores how marginalized groups use Twitter to advance counter-narratives, preempt p

I say once again; there's nobody on Bluesky I learn more from every day than Sarah J. Jackson. Follow her for insights into the flow of news and information, technology, race, and gender. @sjjphd.bsky.socialbsky.app/profile/sjjp...

There's no one on bsky I learn from more daily than Sarah J. Jackson. @sjjphd.bsky.socialbsky.app/profile/sjjp...mitpress.mit.edu/978026204337...

Oh no...that's too bad. I thought HashtagActivism was great (also from @mitpress.bsky.social!). I guess the awards you won for the book validate ignoring the naysayers.

If this confuses you, read https://bookshop.org/p/books/hashtagactivism-networks-of-race-and-gender-justice-sarah-j-jackson/13050736.

I haven't gotten to it yet, but #HashtagActivism is on my to-read list

Highlighting the book "#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice" to say we are fortunate to have the book's 3 co-authors on bsky now. Follow: @sjjphd.bsky.social@moyazb.bsky.social@foucaultwelles.bsky.social