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Twitter activism and youth in South Africa: the case of #RhodesMustFall

机译：Twitter激进主义与南非的青年：#RhodesMustFall案例

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This article uses the South African student-led campaign known as Rhodes Must Fall, commonly referred to simply as #RMF, to explore youth activism and counter-memory via social networking site Twitter. The RMF campaign took place at the University of Cape Town and comprised student-led protests, which campaigned to remove the statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes, as activists argued that it promoted institutionalized racism and promoted a culture of exclusion particularly for black students. Through a qualitative content analysis of tweets and a network analysis using NodeXL, this article argues that despite the digital divide in South Africa, and limited access to the internet by the majority of citizens, Twitter was central to youth participation during the RMF campaign, reflecting the politics and practices of counter-memory but also setting mainstream news agendas and shaping the public debate. The article further argues that the #RMF campaign can be seen a collective project of resistance to normative memory production. The analysis demonstrates how social media discussions should not be viewed as detached from more traditional media platforms, particularly, as in this case, they can set mainstream news agendas. Moreover, the article argues that youth are increasingly using social networking sites to develop a new biography of citizenship which is characterized by more individualized forms of activism. In the present case, Twitter affords youth an opportunity to participate in political discussions, as well as discussions of broader socio-political issues of relevance in contemporary South African society, reflecting a form of subactivism.
机译：本文使用由南非学生主导的称为Rhodes Must Fall的活动（通常简称为#RMF），通过社交网站Twitter探索青少年的积极性和反记忆。 RMF运动在开普敦大学举行，由学生领导的抗议活动，运动是拆除英国殖民主义者塞西尔·约翰·罗德斯的雕像，因为激进主义者认为这促进了制度化的种族主义，并促进了排斥文化，特别是针对黑人学生。通过对推文的定性内容分析和使用NodeXL的网络分析，本文认为，尽管南非存在数字鸿沟，并且大多数公民对互联网的访问受到限制，但Twitter是RMF竞选期间青年参与的中心，反记忆的政治和实践，但也设定了主流新闻议程并影响了公众辩论。文章进一步指出，＃RMF运动可以看作是抵抗规范性存储器生产的集体计划。分析表明，如何将社交媒体讨论与更多传统媒体平台分离开来，尤其是在这种情况下，社交媒体讨论可以设定主流新闻议程。此外，文章认为，青年人越来越多地使用社交网站来开发新的公民身份传记，其特点是更具个性化的行动主义形式。在本案中，Twitter为青年提供了一个机会，可以参与政治讨论以及与当代南非社会相关的更广泛的社会政治问题的讨论，这反映了一种亚活动主义形式。

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