Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication Studies
Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts
First Advisor
Andrew Herman
Advisor Role
Supervisor
Second Advisor
Herbert Pimlott
Advisor Role
Reader
Third Advisor
Jennifer Lynes
Advisor Role
Reader
Abstract
NoDAPL was, first and foremost, an Indigenous-led resistance against the construction of a pipeline in North Dakota. It was also a movement that built solidarity, bridging networks between international Indigenous peoples, Black Lives Matter activists, veterans, and feminists. This discourse analysis of social media and digital texts addresses the networked publics, collective identities, social capital, and intersectionality in applying Van Leeuwen’s (2007) understanding of legitimation. In doing so, the practice of reproducing and extending the values, themes, and images of various algorithmic imaginaries will be explored, as they relate to network homophily, identity construction, and mobilization. This study will argue that discourse legitimized the NoDAPL movement by communicating ideologies, identities, and experiences, that were diverse and relevant to existing subject circles, in order to develop a flexibly inclusive collective identity, bridge local and global networks, and affectively amplify public engagement.
Recommended Citation
Ouellette, Jacqueline Marie, "The Legitimation & Networked Unification of #NoDAPL: Diverse Discourses of Value Validate a Collective Identity" (2019). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 2197.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/2197
Convocation Year
2019
Convocation Season
Fall
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