The rhetorical construction of hacktivism : analyzing the Anonymous Care Package.

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dc.contributor.advisorHahner, Leslie Ann.
dc.contributor.authorWoods, Heather Suzanne.
dc.contributor.departmentCommunication.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsBaylor University. Dept. of Communication.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-16T13:06:45Z
dc.date.available2013-09-16T13:06:45Z
dc.date.copyright2013-05
dc.date.issued2013-09-16
dc.description.abstractThis thesis uncovers the ways in which Anonymous, a non-hierarchical, decentralized online collective, maintains and alters the notion of hacktivism to recruit new participants and alter public perception. I employ a critical rhetorical lens to an Anonymous-produced and –disseminated artifact, the Anonymous Care Package, a collection of digital how-to files. After situating Anonymous within the broader narrative of hacking and activism, this thesis demonstrates how the Care Package can be used to constitute a hacktivist identity. Further, by extending hacktivism from its purely technological roots to a larger audience, the Anonymous Care Package lowers the barrier for participation and invites action on behalf of would-be members. Together, the contents of the Care Package help constitute an identity for Anonymous hacktivists who are then encouraged to take action as cyberactivists.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/8748
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsAccess changed 8/26/15.
dc.subjectRhetoric.en_US
dc.subjectHacktivism.en_US
dc.subjectCyberactivism.en_US
dc.subjectIdentity.en_US
dc.titleThe rhetorical construction of hacktivism : analyzing the Anonymous Care Package.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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