Jeffrey Juris Associate Professor of Anthropology j.juris@neu.edu 617.373.3857 Expertise globalization, new media and youth culture, social movements Jeffrey Juris in the Press Yahoo! Standing Rock Facebook check-ins: Slacktivism, or something more? The trend of checking in at Standing Rock is a “perfect example” of the way that social media “allows people to take part in protests or political activity at a distance,” generating a wider sense of engagement, excitement, and “a feeling of collective identity on the part of the movement that can help make the movement […] On the lam with bank robber Enric Duran Before robbing banks, Enric Duran networked. As a teenager he was a professional table-tennis player and helped restructure the Catalan competition circuit to be more equitable. He turned his attention toward larger injustices in his early 20s, when he read Erich Fromm’s diagnosis of materialist society and Henry David Thoreau’s call to disobedience. This was […] Jeffrey Juris for Northeastern Global News 3Qs: Trump and the rise of the ‘alt-right’ 3Qs: Trump and the rise of the ‘alt-right’ The so-called “alt-right,” defined by The Associated Press as a “white nationalist movement,” has experienced a surge of notoriety in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. We asked Jeffrey Juris, an expert on social movements and protests, to explain how much influence the group, which harnesses the power of social media to spread its message, could have on the president-elect’s policy agenda over the next four years. 3Qs Live launches with discussion on Occupy Wall Street movement 3Qs Live launches with discussion on Occupy Wall Street movement Jeffrey Juris, associate professor of anthropology, fielded questions via social media about how the movement has evolved and its outlook for the future. 3Qs: Walking out for financial and social change 3Qs: Walking out for financial and social change Jeffrey Juris, an associate professor of anthropology in Northeastern’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities, researches social movements and protests, often by embedding himself with protesters for an extended period of time. We asked him to talk to us about the new Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spread to cities across the United States – even prompting marches on Northeastern’s campus. Stewart/Colbert rallies: Are these guys serious? Stewart/Colbert rallies: Are these guys serious? This weekend, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report’s Stephen Colbert will host the Rally to Restore Sanity and the March to Keep Fear Alive, respectively, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The much-publicized events are expected to draw large crowds, but what will they accomplish? Offering some perspective is Jeffrey Juris, […]
Yahoo! Standing Rock Facebook check-ins: Slacktivism, or something more? The trend of checking in at Standing Rock is a “perfect example” of the way that social media “allows people to take part in protests or political activity at a distance,” generating a wider sense of engagement, excitement, and “a feeling of collective identity on the part of the movement that can help make the movement […]
On the lam with bank robber Enric Duran Before robbing banks, Enric Duran networked. As a teenager he was a professional table-tennis player and helped restructure the Catalan competition circuit to be more equitable. He turned his attention toward larger injustices in his early 20s, when he read Erich Fromm’s diagnosis of materialist society and Henry David Thoreau’s call to disobedience. This was […]