The Appearance of the Egyptian Revolution in Social Media

ISBN-13: 9783330350793 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 100 str.

Annamaria Nagy

Opis

The Appearance of the Egyptian Revolution in Social Media is a thorough study that focuses on the events of the Arab Spring and the political movements of 2013 in Egypt in relation to social media. It concludes how globalisation and the new media influenced the Egyptian society and its effect on grass-root movements. The interviews with the new generation of Egyptian citizens reveal how millennials see social media in the current political context. This book leads the reader through the posts that appeared on social sites, explains how social media influenced the process of the revolution and the role it played in the democratic transition of the country. It gives an intriguing and unique insight into the memes of the revolution, in other words, the visual expressions of the protesters. This study is recommended to all the curious minds who wish to discover more about the Egyptian Revolution, social media, and the relation of these two elements.

O autorze

Annamaria Nagy is a communication expert, writer and content manager. She has travelled to more than 20 countries and worked in 4 different metropolitans seeking world-centric people as an inspiration for her work. She is passionate about human transformation and shares her light-hearted thoughts about personal growth on blog.inspioneer.org