DOI: 10.5507/ff.23.24462691.01

Dalit Activism, Social Media, and Transnational Advocacy

Madhu Madhu (A.)

This paper argues that social media engagement and strategy offers Dalits to not only construct their own identity as an empowered Dalit but also offers them opportunities to unite and forge transnational ties with other marginalized communities across the globe to fight against caste-based discrimination. This paper highlights the assertion of Dalits using social media pages like Roundtable India, Velivada, and YouTube channels like Dalit Camera, and Dalit organizations such as National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR), International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN), Equality Labs, etc., in India and abroad for voicing their opinions, mobilizing, and fighting a pitched battle in the contested public sphere. The paper explores the question of how subalterns are using new media technologies by analyzing reports of various Dalit organizations, pamphlets, and social media posts.

pages: 19-46, Published: 2023, online: 2023



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