Description
In this work, this study focuses on the linkage between emotions and protests to explore emotions and their roles in collective societal reactions. The core aim is to analyse how emotions diffuse at the transnational level as the coping mechanism of people to fight against global injustices. The illustrative case of the article is the Black Lives Matter Movement which has become into a global reaction against injustices and police brutality. The major turning point was the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who was brutally killed by police officers in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020. After the incident, the protests which initially started in the United States have spread quickly to various places. Social media, special slogans, and symbolic movements are addressed as key components of repertoires of the Black Lives Movement. Hence, this work sheds light on the impact of collective-level emotions in transnational protests regarding collective identity construction and hope for a change.
