[ecrea] Special Issue of FLOW: Media Activism in/for the Age of Trump

*A new issue of /Flow/ is live!*

The journal is proud to announce the publication of our Special Issue: 
"Media Activism & Politics in/for the Age of Trump."

In this special issue, we are excited to offer the contributions of 
authors *Christopher M. Cox*, *Suzanne Enzerink*, *Hollis Griffin*, 
*Maggie Hennefeld*, *Sushant Kishore*, *Victor Navarro-Remesal and 
Ignacio Bergillos*, *Ben Schrader*, *Richard Van Heertum*, and *Melissa 
Zimdars*. Please see below for more details about their respective columns.

As always, be sure to join the conversation at www.flowjournal.org 
<http://flowjournal.org/>!

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*Christopher M. Cox, "It's the Political Economy Stupid: The Case for 
Media Industries Studies in an Era of Fake News"*

Christopher M. Cox argues for a media industries framework to better 
understand the production, dissemination, and consumption of fake news.

*Read and comment! 
<http://www.flowjournal.org/2016/12/its-the-political-economy-stupid/>*

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*Suzanne Enzerink, "Shake My Turban: Alter Egos and Altering Perceptions 
in Trump’s America"*

Suzanne Enzerink looks at Sikhtoons and other popular culture challenges 
to Muslim and Muslim-perceived stereotypes.

*Read and comment! <http://www.flowjournal.org/2016/12/shake-my-turban/>*

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*Hollis Griffin, "Biden Memes and "Pussy Grabs Back": Gendered Anger 
After the Election"*

Hollis Griffin discusses the popularity of Biden memes, their relation 
to gendered political discourse, and suggests memes like "Pussy Grabs 
Back" will persist instead while providing political motivation without 
similar gender trappings.

*Read and comment! 
<http://www.flowjournal.org/2016/12/biden-memes-and-pussy-grabs-back/>*

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*Maggie Hennefeld, "Laughter in the Age of Trump"*

Maggie Hennefeld explores the use of humor in the contemporary political 
landscape, and suggests we need to find a way to employ satire to 
repoliticize civic discourse in American society.

*Read and comment! 
<http://www.flowjournal.org/2016/12/laughter-in-the-age-of-trump/>*

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*Sushant Kishore, "Of Bhakts, Deplorables and More: Posthuman 
Communities Performing Political Partisanship in the Age of Social Media"*

Sushant Kishore explores digital media, the performance of communitas 
and political partisanship, and posthuman social media communities 
through a comparative discussion of India's 2014 General Election and 
the U.S. 2016 Presidential Election.

*Read and comment! 
<http://www.flowjournal.org/2016/12/of-bhakts-deplorables-and-more/>*

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*Victor Navarro-Remesal and Ignacio Bergillos, "The Authenticity of 
Trump, Emotional Democracy, and the Red Pill"*

Víctor Navarro-Remesal and Ignacio Bergillos discuss the relation 
between post-fact politics and "redpillers," a loosely organized online 
community of users espousing an awakening to a conspiracy of injustices 
brought on by “social justice warriors”, radical feminism, and political 
correctness.

*Read and comment! 
<http://www.flowjournal.org/2016/12/the-authenticity-of-trump-emotional-democracy-and-the-red-pill/>*

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*Ben Schrader, "Veteran Activism Against Donald Trump"*

With first-hand experience, Ben Schrader discusses the often 
underexplored narratives circulating about military veterans, and how 
some have used the media to offer a counter message.

*Read and comment! 
<http://www.flowjournal.org/2016/12/veteran-activism-against-donald-trump/>*

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*Richard Van Heertum, "The Scourge of Fake News"*

Richard Van Heertum considers the applicability of Marshall McLuhan's 
global village, Guy Debord's society of the spectacle, and Jean 
Baudrillard's simulacra/simulacrum to the 2016 American presidential 
election.

*Read and comment! <http://www.flowjournal.org/2016/12/fake-news/>*

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*Melissa Zimdars, "Informational Infidelity: What Happens When the 
“Real” News is Considered “Fake” News, Too?"*

Melissa Zimdars examines the public's distrust of mainstream news 
reporting, and argues their coverage in fact contributes to this 
distrust through “information infidelity” - the process of inaccurately 
or imprecisely copying, reproducing, and/or relaying information that 
may already be based on questionable or unreliable sources.

*Read and comment! 
<http://www.flowjournal.org/2016/12/informational-infidelity/>*

/Flow/ is a critical forum on television and media culture published by 
the Department of Radio, Television, and Film <http://rtf.utexas.edu> at 
the University of Texas at Austin <http://www.utexas.edu>. /Flow/'s 
mission is to provide a space where scholars and the public can discuss 
media histories, media studies, and the changing landscape of 
contemporary media.


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