Transmedia activism e co-creazione di narrazioni grassroots: teorie, modelli e pratiche
Transmedia activism and co-creation of grassroots narratives: theories, models and practices
Abstract [ita]
Il saggio propone una revisione dei principali contributi allo studio e alla creazione di progetti transmediali finalizzati all’attivismo sociale, politico e culturale. Nello specifico, si mostrerà come la letteratura in merito all’argomento è indirizzata principalmente allo studio e alle forme di attivismo legato a narrazioni top-down. Dopo una rilettura degli approcci ai transmedia studies, si propone un modello alternativo fondato sulle pratiche co-creative di narrazioni grassroots inserite in un processo di worldbuilding partecipativo. Quindi, saranno descritte azioni che si generano dai movimenti sociali nell’ambiente mediale ibrido. Per fare questo verrà presentata una lettura aggiornata delle ricerche sul transmedia activism, proponendo uno schema di pratiche comunicative che attualizzano immaginari su cui si fondano le identità dei movimenti sociali. A supporto saranno presentate, come casi di studio, azioni comunicative su piattaforme web realizzate del collettivo Lucha Y Siesta e dell’associazione Baobab Experience.
Abstract [eng]
The paper proposes a review of the main contributions to the study and creation of transmedia projects aimed at social, political and cultural activism. Specifically, it will show how the literature on the subject is mainly directed to the study and forms of activism related to top-down narratives. After a reinterpretation of the approaches to transmedia studies, an alternative model is proposed based on the co-creative practices of grassroots narratives inserted in a process of participatory worldbuilding. Then, actions that are generated by social movements in the hybrid media environment will be described. To do this, an updated reading of the research on transmedia activism will be presented, proposing an outline of communicative practices that actualize imaginaries on which the identities of social movements are based. To support this, communicative actions on web platforms by the collective Lucha Y Siesta and the association Baobab Experience will be presented as case studies.
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