RB203: From Digital Uprising to Digital Society

RB203: From Digital Uprising to Digital Society

Pedagogy

“RB203: From Digital Uprising to Digital Society” is a podcast episode published and released by The Platform on June 1st, 2012. This podcast will be an exemplary addition to the archiving website because it takes a real life historical event and relates it into terms of digital media and how ever advancing and changing technology can be used to control masses of people. Specifically, how whether or not digital media and digital technology had a direct impact in bringing about the “Arab Spring”. The Arab Spring is defined as “a series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s.” These questions lead the podcast to delve into the specific communications infrastructure of the country of Tunisia, and how its government controlled digital technology may have played a major role in the protests. This is a great podcast episode to listen to because it relates what seems to be a simple idea, and connects it into the destruction of an entire government and the surrounding countries. It is immensely important for students to learn how the actions we make through technology can have a negative impact and can be used by a government to control its citizens.

The Platform

2012-06-01

Clara Pulido, Jacquelyn Curtin, Truc Duong

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The Platform, January 6, 2012. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rb203-from-digital-uprising-to-digital-society/id298096088?i=1000379213771.