Hashtag Solidarity and the Transformation of Online Life
by
Negar Mottahedeh
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
The protests following Iran's fraudulent 2009 Presidential election took the world by storm. As the Green Revolution gained protestors in the Iranian streets, #iranelection became the first long-trending international hashtag. Texts, images, videos, audio recordings, and links connected protestors...