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<a name="_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt">The Institute for Analytical Sociology Seminar</span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:SV"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="Pa8" align="center" style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">__________________________________________________</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:18.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV">#HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:SV">Brooke Foucault Welles<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt">Abstract:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">The proliferation of social media has given rise to widespread study and speculation about the impact of digital technologies on politics, activism, and social change. Key among
these debates is the role of social media in shaping the contemporary public sphere, and by proxy, our democracy. Maligned by some as “slacktivism,” I will argue social media platforms such as Twitter created unique opportunities for traditionally excluded
voices to challenge the terms of public debate. Using the evidence from Twitter hashtag networks such as #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo, I will demonstrate how hashtag activism complemented other forms of activism and changed the terms of mainstream discussions
about race and gender justice in the United States. I will also reflect on the continued capacity of social media for social change, in light of recent changes to Twitter and other platforms. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">This talk draws on research from #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice, available for free through MIT Press Direct: </span></span><a href="https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/4597/HashtagActivismNetworks-of-Race-and-Gender-Justice" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdirect.mit.edu%2Fbooks%2Fbook%2F4597%2FHashtagActivismNetworks-of-Race-and-Gender-Justice&data=05%7C01%7Cb.welles%40northeastern.edu%7Cebe7e31aacaf4d3c354508db2ed32bc6%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/4597/HashtagActivismNetworks-of-Race-and-Gender-Justice</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk69118321"><span lang="EN-US">Topic: IAS Seminars<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Madelene Töpfer<br>
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