Beschreibung:
Knudsen and Stage present both a theoretical framework for understanding and evaluating the role of bodily vulnerability in contemporary media culture and a range of close empirical case studies on such topics as online war commemoration, online protest strategies and illness blogging. In so doing, they explore the relationship between global media, affect theory, and the body as a biopolitical protest tool.
Introduction 1. Illness Blogs and Online Crowding 2. Global Assemblages of Suffering and Protest 3. Charity, Seduction, and Productive Publics 4. Green Activist Bodies and the Sublime 5. War Commemoration and Affective Media Rhythms 6. Media Witnessing from Chora Epilogue