About the Journal
Mediascapes Journal is an open access online journal published twice a year by Sapienza University committed to the advancement of media studies.
Born in 2013, Mediascapes Journal is a forward-thinking forum that explores communication and mass communication phenomena within a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. It emphasizes the publication of original investigations that increase theoretical and empirical advancements in fields of media studies.
Mediascapes Journal has two sections: a monographic section and a research section. The monographic section is composed of single essays written by scholars in order to discuss a single monographic theme; the research section publishes original works and special issues on the state-of-the art of media studies. The call for papers for the research section is always open. All articles are double blind-refereed.
Mediascapes Journal accepts contributions in Italian and English.
EDITOR: Giovanni Boccia Artieri
JOURNAL MANAGER: Manolo Farci
Casa Editrice Sapienza
ISSN: 2282-2542
E-mail: mediascapesjournal@gmail.com
Scientific journal of Sapienza University of Rome
registered at the Civil Tribunal of Rome (No. 256 of 30/10/2013)
Current Issue
Vol. 24 No. 2 (2024): Influ-activism: New forms of civic engagement between digital activism and influence culture
This special issue of Mediascapes Journal aims to explore the relationship between digital activism and influence culture, two increasingly central topics in the social sciences’ reflection on contemporary platformization processes. While these phenomena have traditionally been studied separately, recent years have witnessed a growing convergence between the two. On one hand, major “commercial” influencers have begun to take explicit stances on controversial public issues. On the other, an increasing number of creators have chosen controversial public issues as their primary field of action, seeking to drive social change in areas such as intersectional feminism, sustainability, disability, and social justice. This phenomenon, which we define as influ-activism, has sparked debate within the field of digital activism, recognized for its ability to amplify non-hegemonic narratives and challenge dominant frameworks.
Published:
2024-12-24
