• ISBN13: 9781793606129
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: July 5, 2019
• Pages: 200
• Original Price: USD 111.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 468 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Environmental Conservation & Protection

Environmental Activism, Social Media, and Protest in China: Becoming Activists over Wild Public Networks builds upon existing social movement scholarship in communication studies, China studies, and sociology by analyzing China's vibrant contemporary environmental protests. Using news reports, social media feeds, and conversations with witnesses and participants in the protests, Elizabeth Brunner examines three important antiparaxylene (PX) protests: the 2007 protests in Xiamen, the 2011 protests in Dalian, and the 2014 protests in Maoming. Brunner argues for the treatment of protests as forces majeure and asserts the legitimacy of wild public networks. Brunner stresses that scholars must take a networked approach to social movements as new media become valid platforms for furthering social change, especially in areas where censorship is common.

Elizabeth Brunner is assistant professor in the Department of Communication, Media, and Persuasion at Idaho State University.