(1) Hashtag activism in South Africa
• Select one social issue that has given rise to hashtag activism in South Africa over the past few years (#menaretrash, #BlackLivesMatter; #FridaysforFuture, #RhodesMustFall; #FeesMustFall; #PayTheGrants etc).
• Discuss how online activists raise issues of a more just and equal society for all.
• For your essay you should conduct online research about your chosen social issue hashtag movement by (a) select 3 online articles (websites, brief media articles—not long academic articles) and (b) follow the movement’s hashtag on one digital media platform of your choice (youtube, twitter, Instagram, tick tock, etc).
• For the discussion of your research you should also use 3 of the prescribed articles for this course

(2) Hip-hop in South Africa
• Select one group (or one singer) or few/a song (s) from South African artists.
• Discuss how music and the online spaces involved in its consumption and circulation raise issues of a more just and equal society for all.
• For your essay you should conduct online research about your chosen artist(s)/song(s) by
(a) selecting 3 online articles (websites, brief media articles—not long academic articles) on different digital media platform of your choice, and (b) following the artist or the song on a social media platform (youtube, twitter, Instagram, tick tock, etc).
• For the discussion of your research you should also use 3 of the prescribed articles for this course.

Answers to Above Questions 

The role of technology is significant as it is utilised as an emerging platform for social activism in South Africa. Social media is utilised as a communication tool for Social justice and it also helps in generating awareness, building communities, unite ideas and share narratives. The social issue that is selected for the purpose of analysis #FeesMustFall, and the analysis includes the ways in which online activists raise issues over such social media platforms. The essay also includes a discussion on hip hop in South Africa……