Exploring Digital Activism – Through the Lens of the Pro-Palestinian Movement is a comprehensive look into how pro-Palestinian activism across Europe is both local and global (glocal) – drawing from interconnected struggles in the ever-evolving landscape of digital activism today.
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Welcome Post
Hello dear reader, Welcome to our blog, ‘One Year Since October 7th: Mapping Pro-Palestinian Protests in Europe’. We – Joel, Sam, Clau, Panagiotis, Salih and Xanthia – are a team of students at Malmö University with a keen interest in digital activism and protests in light of the on-going war on Gaza and want to…
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Interviewing Techniques: Exploring Art, Activism, and Social Change
In this blog post, I’ll share how two people from different careers see how their work affects their personal lives and contributes to development and social change. I spoke with a well-known photographer from Cyprus and an NGO worker in London who supports migrant rights. One interview was conducted face-to-face in Nicosia, Cyprus, while the…
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Closing Reflections on Our Journey
As we finish this blog, we want to take a moment to look back on this journey. For all of us who worked on it, the past few months have been full of learning, sharing, and gaining a better understanding of the important topic we chose to write about. Our goal was to create a…
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Interview Reflections: Pro-Palestinian (Digital) Activism in Vienna
This post explores interview techniques and reflections related to interviewing activists focusing on pro-Palestinian advocacy in Vienna, Austria. Digital activism, as a subfield of communication for social change, offers valuable insights into how loosely affiliated political groups utilize digital tools like social media to advance their goals and how they navigate challenges like digital repression.…
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Political philanthropy: is it real or just a pretext?: Assessing it in comparison to the digital philanthropy of Mr Beast and Greek influencers
Introductory note I got the inspiration to write this blog post after reading Joel’s post where he discussed whether digital activism looks good or actually does good, by examining Davies’ article on MrBeast’s philanthropy (Huggins, 2024). I found this approach on activism very interesting, and I subsequently thought that I could write something starting from…
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The People’s Conference for Palestine in Copenhagen: organising and repression in Europe
Hey Reader, I hope things are well in your world right now. I’ve been looking forward to writing up this post following my attendance at the People’s Conference for Palestine, organised by the IF (International Forum) Palestine, which took place across two days on December 7th and 8th earlier this month. The conference featured talks,…
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The Power of Pictures: (Palestinian) Photography as Visual Weapons – In an Age of Digital Disinformation
“Pictures are particularly powerful visual weapons (cf. Lilleker, Veneti and Jackson, 2019) against oppression and suffering as has been demonstrated in places like South Africa and Palestine.” “Google Arts and Culture posits that of all art mediums, photography is perhaps the greatest weapon against exposing and calling to order injustice.” – Karam & Mutsvairo, 2021,…
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Using interviews to conduct research: two views on social change
For this assignment I carried out two interviews of people ostensibly having different viewpoints on the issue of how social change and development can be implemented. My purpose was to identify and contrast those differences in approach towards the same issue. I thus decided to see how two individuals of different backgrounds, interests and experiences…
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Relational Humanitarianism and Grassroots Activism
“Peace for Palestine” Artist / Designer @leemur_land In this article, I will contextualize the events and insights from my previous exploration of pro-Palestinian protests in Athens within an academic framework, drawing on the works of scholars such as Barnett (2011), Brun and Horst (2023), Fechter (2023), and Salvatici (2020). By situating the grassroots activism…
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Voices of Resistance: Pro-Palestinian Queer Activists on Repression
In an increasingly interconnected world, digital platforms have become crucial spaces for activism, particularly for marginalized communities fighting for justice and equality. Together with the physical space, these platforms are contested arenas where activists face forms of surveillance, censorship, and repression. This interactive post was inspired by current conversations on social media surrounding the global…
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From OSPAAAL to Artists Against Apartheid: The Visual Language of Justice from Streets to Digital
Art and politics often come together in the fight for justice and freedom. This is especially true in Pro-Palestinian activism. Visual art helps challenge mainstream stories and build global support. One key player in this type of resistance art was OSPAAAL (Organización de Solidaridad con los Pueblos de Asia, África y América Latina). Founded in…
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