Voices for transgender equality : making change in the networked public sphere / Thomas J. Billard.
Series: Journalism and political communication unbound: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197695463Subject(s): Gender nonconformity
| Transgender people -- Political activity | Transgender people in mass media -- Political aspects | Family and Relationships | Society & culture: generalAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197695425DDC classification: 306.768 LOC classification: HQ77.9Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: In Voices for Transgender Equality, Thomas J Billard offers an insider's view into transgender activism during the first two years of the Trump administration. Drawing on ethnographic research at the National Center for Transgender Equality, Billard shows how these activists developed an unlikely blend of online and offline strategies to saturate a diverse ecology of national news outlets, local media outlets across the country, and both public and private conversations across multiple social media platforms with voices in support of their cause. Including rich storytelling and insightful analysis, Billard makes a compelling case of what it takes to make social and political change in a world transformed by digital media.
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Also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Voices for Transgender Equality, Thomas J Billard offers an insider's view into transgender activism during the first two years of the Trump administration. Drawing on ethnographic research at the National Center for Transgender Equality, Billard shows how these activists developed an unlikely blend of online and offline strategies to saturate a diverse ecology of national news outlets, local media outlets across the country, and both public and private conversations across multiple social media platforms with voices in support of their cause. Including rich storytelling and insightful analysis, Billard makes a compelling case of what it takes to make social and political change in a world transformed by digital media.
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