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Activism or Slacktivism? The Potential and Pitfalls of Social Media in Contemporary Student Activism.
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education ( IF 4.762 ) Pub Date : 2017-12-01 , DOI: 10.1037/dhe0000061
Nolan L. Cabrera , Cheryl E. Matias , Roberto Montoya

The emergence of social media has greatly influenced 21st-century student activism. It has also given rise to the birth of “slacktivism,” an online form of self-aggrandizing, politically ineffective activism. This theoretical article delves into the conceptualizations of what constitutes student activism versus slacktivism in a digital age. While there are distinctions between the 2, we highlight how most discussions of activism describe how activism is done as opposed to what it is. Within this context, we offer 10 theoretical underpinnings of activism and slacktivism to serve as conceptual points of self-reflection that student activists can use in order to explore whether or not they are truly engaging in activism. This examination, we argue, is critically important as the distinction between slacktivism and activism becomes increasingly muddied. For student activism to realize its democratic and developmental potential, students need to be clear about whether they are engaging in activism or slacktivism.

中文翻译:

激进主义还是懒惰主义?当代学生行动主义中社交媒体的潜力和陷阱。

社交媒体的出现极大地影响了 21 世纪的学生激进主义。它还催生了“懒惰主义”,这是一种自我夸大、政治上无效的激进主义的在线形式。这篇理论文章深入探讨了数字时代学生激进主义与懒惰主义的构成概念。虽然两者之间存在区别,但我们强调了大多数关于行动主义的讨论是如何描述行动主义是如何完成的,而不是它是什么。在这种背景下,我们提供了激进主义和懒惰主义的 10 个理论基础,作为自我反思的概念点,学生活动家可以使用这些理论来探索他们是否真正参与了激进主义。我们认为,这次检查,随着懒惰主义和激进主义之间的区别变得越来越模糊,这一点至关重要。为了让学生激进主义实现其民主和发展潜力,学生需要清楚他们是在从事激进主义还是懒惰主义。
更新日期:2017-12-01
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