Abstract
This article examines the critical potential of YouTube-comments to foster the development of counter public (Negt and Kluge 1972). The argument is based on an analysis of YouTube-comments in anti-fascist protests taking place in East Germany in 2011. The comments represent political positions across the political spectrum and are analyzed as: [1] form of the comments; [2] different political positions as friend-enemy constellations; [3] the struggle for attention in the mass media; [4] the critical potential of the different alternatives represented in the comments. The article concludes with a discussion of the emancipative potential of social web platforms such as YouTube to support the struggle from below and to give voice to oppressed political positions.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique |
| Vol/bind | 10 |
| Udgave nummer | 1 |
| ISSN | 1726-670X |
| Status | Udgivet - 2012 |
Emneord
- digital media
- activism
- propaganda
- counter public
- ideology
- social web