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Fighting against the wall: social media use by political activists in a Palestinian village

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Konstantin Aal,

Ibrahim Abu Kteish,

George P. Yerousis,

David RandallAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '13: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 1979 - 1988

https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2466262

Published: 27 April 2013 Publication History

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We analyze practices of political activists in a Palestinian village located in the West Bank. Activists organize weekly demonstrations against Israel's settlement policy and the separation wall. Over a period of 28 months, we conducted a field study consisting of eight days 'on the ground' observation and interviewing, and extensive monitoring of Internet communication. We describe the activists' background and their efforts to organize these demonstrations under conditions of military occupation. Over time, we observe the role both digital and material factors play in the organization of protest. Specifically, we analyze how Email and Facebook were appropriated to facilitate interaction 'on the ground'.

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