Swann Ghelfi 2019 Pink Noise accepted version.pdf (1.48 MB)
Download filePink organising: Notes on communication, self-organisation, noise and radical social movements
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posted on 2020-02-27, 11:23 authored by Thomas Swann, Andrea GhelfiThis article explores the presence of noise in processes of communication and organisation in social movements. While the concept of noise has always had a role in discussions of communication, it is in light of the influence and use of social media that it comes to the fore as crucial in terms of how we understand communication. Rather than being a factor that interferes with effective communication, we will argue that noise is in fact inseparable from the experience of receiving information and organising through social media. Furthermore, the emergence of different ‘nuances’ of noise tells us something about different dynamics of self-organisation via social media. This article analyses the online forms of organisation of the 15M movement and the experiences of Dutch radical left activists to inform a better appreciation of the radical potential of a certain variant of noise: pink noise.
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- Social Sciences
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- Politics and International Studies
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OrganizationVolume
26Issue
5Pages
696 - 715Publisher
SAGE PublicationsVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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2019-02-01Publication date
2019-06-21Copyright date
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