tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886115867061503135.post6826780406158313287..comments2010-07-31T21:04:40.544-07:00Comments on Sitting in her English Garden: Social Networking and Reality--Uncensoredaudrey elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16615125042872157984noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886115867061503135.post-49603266627420826472010-05-25T11:51:33.552-07:002010-05-25T11:51:33.552-07:00So, as I'm reading this article it says Twitte...So, as I'm reading this article it says Twitter plays a major role in organizing people and information. Would you be arguing then, that Thoreau set a precedent in organizing people around the goal of civil disobedience, and that this kind of organization has just exploded due to things like Twitter. I don't know about you, but as I've been researching more and more I've gotten farther and farther away from my literary sources, so now I'm trying to pay more attention to keeping that in the back of my head. <br /><br />Along the thread of Neal's comment, you might be interested in the book "Not Without My Daughter". It's about a woman who had to escape from her husband in Iran. It was made into a movie in 1991, I think, and parts are on Youtube. Since it was made in the early 90's, you could maybe use it to compare how people used to portray oppression and try to get their messages out, compared to how that's being done now with new media.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940193140033260260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886115867061503135.post-23581850482031044332010-05-24T10:26:44.096-07:002010-05-24T10:26:44.096-07:00Your continued focus on Iran makes me think you sh...Your continued focus on Iran makes me think you should see "Persopolis," a really powerful animated film that came out in 2007. The story follows the coming of age of a girl during the Iranian Revolution. It won the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award.<br /><br />Various Arab countries banned the film (including Iran) but then ended up allowing it to be seen in limited showings.<br /><br />If we're thinking of ways that Iranian people are "telling new stories," and ways the Iranian government continues to try to control this, Persopolis is a really engaging example.<br /><br />Here is some info on Persopolis from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_(film)<br /><br />and here is a youtube trailer for it:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=-nRmfivlUj0&feature=relatedneal callhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285975416175230777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886115867061503135.post-68772445529396861282010-05-24T08:38:57.781-07:002010-05-24T08:38:57.781-07:00Great article! I really enjoyed it and super-dupe...Great article! I really enjoyed it and super-duper enjoyed learning of technology's role in helping oppressed people share the "real story"...every citizen becoming a news reporter. <br /><br />As I read, it mentioned China blocking youtube. I was intrigued...why, what, when,...youtube is my life, take that away and you take away all my happiness (ok, slight exaggeration!) Doing some research on this, I have a suggestion for you. Show the power of this form of civil disobedience by showing what powerful countries such as China do to BLOCK youtube!<br />http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123791575627627223.html<br />This is an excellent article exploring reasons for China's ban of youtube. You could compare this to a powerful leader taking out a powerful opponent. What do the Chinese/Iran leaders have to fear if their people show what's really going on in the streets of their countries. Obviously something! If they remove a powerful source of political power (as your article proved youtube/twitter etc to be) they secure their office safely within their confines. Just some thoughts! Hope they're helpful!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721211032797019129noreply@blogger.com