Although I previously said that I wanted to write about the Sudan Revolution and how social media made the world aware of it, I have decided I will just write about the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring was the first revolution of its kind. Social media allowed the world to become aware of what was happening in the Arab world and make change. Also there is not much information about what is going on in Sudan because a lack of coverage and the “revolution” is still occurring.
Source 1: Framing the “Arab Spring”: Hip Hop, Social Media, and the American News Media
McDonald, David A. “Framing the ‘Arab Spring’: Hip Hop, Social Media, and the American News Media.” Journal of Folklore Research, vol. 56, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 105–130. EBSCOhost, doi:10.2979/jfolkrese.56.1.04.
As a citizen of the United States, I rely on Western media to learn about what is going on around the rest of the world. At the time that the Arab Spring was occurring, I used Facebook to learn more about it. I am interested in this source because it dissects how the Arab Spring was covered by American media sources. This is an interesting source as well because it talks a lot about sound and music. Sound was an important component of the Arab spring because people used their voices to protest. These protests were captured on video which was then seen around the world. This article also talks about the role of music in protest and I have never considered that before so I am interested in exploring it more. This source will be useful to my project because my paper will discuss social media’s impact on a modern revolution. This source is also helpful because it points at the many types of protests that happened during the Arab Spring and I look forward to learning more about them.
Source 2: Social Media and Revolutionary Waves: The Case of the Arab Spring.
Tudoroiu, Theodor. “Social Media and Revolutionary Waves: The Case of the Arab Spring.” New Political Science, vol. 36, no. 3, Sept. 2014, pp. 346–365. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/07393148.2014.913841.Source 2: Social Media and Revolutionary Waves: The Case of the Arab Spring.
I chose this article because it explains social medias impact on the Arab Spring. Not only did social media provide exposure about the corruption going on in these Arab nations, it also gave people platforms where they organized. Many people used Facebook groups to organize different types of protests. Social media was a very effective way to unite people and this article explores that. This article also confirms that the Arab Spring was the first revolution to be successfully guided and supported by social media. This source is interesting to me because it provides a list of eight different ways that social media was used during the Arab Spring. It also describes how the revolution came about while defining what a revolution is. The article also gives a history of the internet in the Middle East and the Arab world which I believe will be great background information for my paper.
Source 3: “Here’s How the Arab Spring Started and How It Affected the World”
Here’s How the Arab Spring Started and How It Affected the World. YouTube, YouTube, 8 May 2018, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgcd5ZcxDys.Source 3:
I like watching videos because I think they are very easy to understand. This video gives a summary of how the Arab Spring started and some important details. This is one of the first videos I have watched on this topic. It introduced me to many new ideas that I will further explore in my paper. This video is very informative and quickly discusses what happened in the Arab Spring. It also points out key events and people in the Arab Spring, which I appreciated! If anyone wanted a quick history of the events that occurred I would recommend this video to them. It is also relevant to my research because it explains how social media was relevant in informing the world what was going on in the Arab world.
Source 4: “The ‘Facebook Girl’ Who Started Egypt’s Revolution Is Now Hated in Her Own Country.
Georgy, Michael. “The ‘Facebook Girl’ Who Started Egypt’s Revolution Is Now Hated in Her Own Country.” The Independent, Independent Digital News and Media, 25 Jan. 2016, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/esraa-abdel-fattah-how-the-facebook-girl-who-started-egypt-s-revolution-became-hated-in-her-own-a6832686.html.
This is an interesting article for my paper because prior to reading it, I wasn’t familiar with Facebook Girl. I was aware that there were major leaders in the Arab Spring movement but I did not know that this girl is the most famous one. It is also interesting how her country hates her now. I don’t really think that is relevant to my research but I know that her activism is one of the main reasons why the Arab Spring was widely reported on. I hope to do some research on her and other activists. They played a significant role in the Arab Spring. Facebook Girl was one of the main organizers for protest in Egypt. She created pages that provided information on what was being protested and constantly gathered people. She risked her life in doing so. I hope to keep doing more research on Facebook Girl to learn how she amassed a large following during the revolution.
Source 5: “It Was a ‘Facebook Revolution’: Exploring the Meme-like Spread of Narratives during the Egyptian Protests.”
Harlow, Summer. “It Was a ‘Facebook Revolution’: Exploring the Meme-like Spread of Narratives during the Egyptian Protests.” Revista de Comunicación, vol. 12, Dec. 2013, pp. 59–82. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=92630500&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
Some people call the Arab Spring a “Facebook Revolution”. This is a fitting title for it since the video of Bouazizi lighting himself on fire made it on Facebook and across the world in a matter of moments. His suicide was the beginning of this lengthy revolution that occurred in many different countries. According to many sources without Facebook, this revolution would not have been possible without Facebook and Twitter. The goal of my research is to stress and express that this revolution is the first of its kind. New technologies and new forms of media are what allowed for this revolution to be the first of its kind. It will also not be the last type of social media revolution because new technologies have created a world that allows for people to quickly share what is happening in their countries while demanding change.
Source 6: “Framing the Online Women’s Movements in the Arab World.”
Al-Rawi, Ahmed. “Framing the Online Women’s Movements in the Arab World.” Information, Communication & Society, vol. 17, no. 9, Oct. 2014, pp. 1147–1161. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/1369118X.2014.889190.
Women will forever be remembered for their bravery during the Arab Spring. Women were the main activist during these revolutions. Many notable figures of the Arab Spring were women so I like that this source makes that very clear. “This study The events of the Arab Spring led to several reforms in the Arab world and facilitated the creation of feminist movements. Social networking sites such as Facebook were used as tools to promote this kind of online activism and create a collective secular identity for the members of these movements. This study investigated over 220,000 Facebook posts and comments taken from three online feminist movements which supported gender equality in the Arab world.” I think that this will be very useful to my research.
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