mediated communities:race, place and resistance in the

digital age

Moses ShumowSchool of Journalism and Mass Communication

Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida, USAmshumow@fiu.edu

John Dewey

Jürgen Habermas, The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere

“Only in the light of the public sphere did that which existed become revealed, did everything become visible to all. In the discussion among citizens issues were made topical and took on shape.”

Electronic media have always held the promise for more deliberative democracies, more communitarian forms of civic engagement.

Mediated Communities is an effort to reimagine the strategies available to communities seeking to strengthen democracy in the digital age, and the potential for social change in the face of institutional, political and economic barriers.

why am I here?why do I care about this stuff?

why are you here?

activist pedagogies

strategies for resistance through media literacy

• choose an issue which at its core is about social justice

• provide context through critical scholarship (*critical perspective)

• engage in media production and dissemination that builds on these first two elements

critical perspective

Max Adorno & Theodore Horkheimer ( and Jürgen Habermas)

critical perspective

• questioning assumptions

• expanding the bounds of the debate

• seeking the betterment of society

race, geography and media narratives

Miami

Miami, Florida, USA

Liberty City

So what can be done?

Nocturnal geosemioticsof forced migration

The gentrification of Miami’s Wynwood Arts District

Robert E. Gutsche, Jr., Moses ShumowPhotos by Stephanie Mason, Walter Rivera, Kristopher Saad, Diego Saldaña-Rojas

School of Journalism &Mass Communication, Florida International University

Narratives/News of Wynwood

Miami, Florida, USA

Liberty City

Liberty City

Liberty Square

Liberty Square (Pork ‘n Beans)

only 30% of homes in Liberty City have access to high-speed Internet

From: "MARTIN, ESTHER C" <em6388@att.com>

To: "Diaz, Ray (PHCD)" <rayd@miamidade.gov>

Cc: "ABREU, RAMON E" <ra2043@att.com>

Subject: RE: MDC Public Housing - Internet for Liberty Square Resident Council Inc

Good morning Ray and hope you had a nice weekend.

Attached is the Managed Internet Service (MIS) Pricing Schedule Agreement. The MIS agreement includes various options, speeds, etc.; however, here are the sections that are pertinent to your request:

Page 10, Table 23 (begins on Page 9)

10Mb port = $217.60 ($2,720 x 92% discount)

20Mb port = $317.60 ($3,970 x 92% discount)

Page 15, Section IV – Local Access Pricing:

10Mb access = $700.00

20Mb access = $700.00

Monthly recurring charges:

OPTION 1: 10Mb port on 10Mb access = $917.60 per month

OPTION 2: 20Mb port on 20Mb access = $1,017.60 per month

News, Neoliberalism and the Fragmentat ion of Miami

Moses ShumowRobert E. Gutsche, Jr.

Mediat ized Geographies

strategies for resistance through media literacy

• choose an issue which at its core is about social justice

• provide context through critical scholarship (*critical perspective)

• engage in media production and dissemination that builds on these first two elements

- what are the issues of social justice in your

community?

- where are they happening?

- what do you know about the problem?

- how much does the place where that problem is

occurring have to do with why that problem is

occurring?

- more importantly, what do you not know?

- how can you find out?

- once you've done that, how can you share what

you know?

- what do we do after the things we do?

- how do we avoid “parachute engagement”?

- what is the benefit to these communities from

our work?

- how can the work be mutually engaging and

empowering?