{"product_id":"the-internet-politics-and-inequality-in-contemporary-brazil-9781498585132","title":"The Internet Politics and Inequality in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Internet, Politics, and Inequality in Contemporary Brazil: Peripheral Media offers a new understanding of the digital media produced from the favelas, urban occupations, and in the countryside of Brazil, focusing on the discourse of this broad periphery in the late 2010s. After a decade of political stabilization and economic growth, the contemporary periphery has the ability to employ digital media to politicize old demands for social justice and better public services, and to denaturalize inequality overall. The Internet, Politics, and Inequality in Contemporary Brazil presents interviews conducted with producers acting in the cities' outskirts, in favelas, and in the countryside, showing how a myriad of websites and social media pages can launch specific challenges against hegemonic mass media outlets, the state, and society. A vast body of research reveals producers' strategies to garner publicity for marginalized neighborhoods and individuals, providing an essential background\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. The Periphery in the Context of Brazil Chapter 2. In the City Chapter 3. In the Favelas Chapter 4. Challenging the Mainstream Media Chapter 5. Challenging the State Conclusion. A New Form of Media Power: Inequality at the Centre Afterword Appendix A. Notes on Methods Appendix B. Sampled Outlets and Description Bibliography","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040844808535,"sku":"9781498585132","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-internet-politics-and-inequality-in-contemporary-brazil-9781498585132","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}