What is it about?
Twitter is studied in this article both as a means of communication and a life writing tool where activists can narrate the conflict around them and themselves in the process. The article revolves around the case study of Bana Alabed, the youngest-ever human rights advocate who turns to Twitter, becoming famous for doing so from a war zone when she was just 6.
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Why is it important?
The article is a timely piece that considers the deployment of Twitter and the various narrative strategies it allows that may favor activism worldwide. It proves the platform has the potential to influence readers/audiences at a very rapid pace, amplifying the effect a particular narrative of suffering may have. In so doing, it follows the examples of other girls and young women activists who have both used life writing online and offline for human rights advocacy.
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This article is part of a long-standing preoccupation of mine with young women and girls who have suffered human rights violations in early childhood and grow up to become well-known advocates by using English as a rights lingua franca and using life writing strategically, online and offline, seeking a response from the public, raising awareness of ongoing crises.
Dr Ana Belén Martínez García
Universidad de Navarra
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This page is a summary of: Bana Alabed: using Twitter to draw attention to human rights violations, Prose Studies, December 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/01440357.2018.1549310.
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