How the Internet Has Made Social Change Easy to Organize, Hard to Win
Offered By: TED via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore a thought-provoking 16-minute TED talk by techno-sociologist Zeynep Tufekci examining the paradoxical impact of social media on social movements. Discover how the ease and speed of online organizing can potentially hinder long-term social change. Analyze case studies from global movements including Occupy, the Arab Spring, Ukraine, and Hong Kong to understand the drawbacks of rapid digital mobilization. Learn why traditional, slower methods of organizing may offer crucial benefits for sustained activism. Gain insights into the complex relationship between technology and social movements in the digital age. Consider the implications for future activism and the potential need to balance online and offline organizing strategies for more effective social change.
Syllabus
Zeynep Tufekci: How the Internet has made social change easy to organize, hard to win
Taught by
TED
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