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 Article 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 […] Article 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’ 3Qs Live launches with discussion on Occupy Wall Street movement 3Qs Live launches with discussion on Occupy Wall Street movement 3Qs: Walking out for financial and social change 3Qs: Walking out for financial and social change Stewart/Colbert rallies: Are these guys serious? Stewart/Colbert rallies: Are these guys serious?
Article 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 […]
Article 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 […]