Protest and Mass Media as varieties of communication: the problem of semantic interconnection

The article contains an analysis of the phenomenon of protest based on the conceptual features of the system-communicative approach. The author makes an attempt to express the essential characteristics of protest as a form of social communication, which represents the mobilization of “society against society”, using the method of socio-philosophical analysis. This analysis raises the question of the potential of social networks and the Internet as a tool of protest activity, due to the close dependence of protest on the mass media as a special functional system. The author concludes that despite the wide reach of social media users, this resource is a weak mechanism for protest self-organization.

Keywords

protest, communication, functional system, social movement, mass media, social networks

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28.03.2023

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30.03.2023

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23695

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GOST	Sapan I. Protest and Mass Media as varieties of communication: the problem of semantic interconnection // Chelovek – 2023. – V. 34. – Issue 1 C. 99-111 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://chelovek-journal.ru/S023620070024831-1-1 (circulation date: 23.07.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S023620070024831-1
MLA	Sapan, Ilya E "Protest and Mass Media as varieties of communication: the problem of semantic interconnection." Chelovek 34.1 (2023):99-111. DOI: 10.31857/S023620070024831-1
APA	Sapan I. (2023). Protest and Mass Media as varieties of communication: the problem of semantic interconnection. Chelovek 34(1), pp.99-111 DOI: 10.31857/S023620070024831-1

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