1. Twitter analysis of
#NoBanNoWall
JENNIFER TRAN
FINAL PRESENTATION AMST 311 DATA DRIVEN CULTURES

2. #NoBanNoWall: An issue on U.S.
immigration
Hashtag intended as anti-Trump response to new immigration policies:
◦ U.S. – Mexican border
◦ Muslim immigration
◦ Sanctuary cities
Topic important to both U.S. and internationally:
Domestic: 13.5 percent of U.S. immigrants, diverse country
International: Countries elsewhere facing similar issues
Time Frame (February 1 to 4, 2017) after executive order on travel ban of seven
predominantly Muslim countries

3. Main Findings
Users of hashtag attempted to talk to Donald Trump and reach out to individuals
who supported him
Discussed Muslim Ban, not other components of issue (Due to time frame)

4. Word Graph
Resistance-related words (i.e.
theresistance, protest)
Muslim ban only
No mention of wall and sanctuary
cities

5. Social Network
Analysis Graph
Different sides of issues are
connected, attempt to get
attention from one another
Reply to individuals tweets that
opposed their views (ex. ACLU
reply to conservative)

6. What happens when you tweet opposing
side? (Literature Review)
John Cheney Lippold
o Biopower - ”’Power over life’ through management of subjects at level of
population”
o You may tweet something criticizing or opposing Trump, but since you
tweeted or replied to him a lot, you may be categorized as a Trump supporter.
Katrin Tiidenberg and Nancy K. Baym
◦ Reigning discourses vs. Conforming about pregnant women on social media
◦ Expectation of what you can do and cannot do on social media.
◦ Resistance: Should you tweet Trump or not?

7. Citations
Amatulli, J. January 16. “Americans Respond To Trump’s Plans For Country With
#NoBanNoWall,” 2017, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-plans-nobannowall-
hashtag_us_588a20f8e4b0024605fe3866
Cheney-Lippold, John. 2011. “A New Algorithmic Identity: Soft Biopolitics and the
Modulation of Control.” Theory, Culture & Society 28 (6): 164–81.
Tiidenberg, Katrin, and Nancy K. Baym. 2017. “Learn It, Buy It, Work It: Intensive Pregnancy
on Instagram.” Social Media + Society 3 (1): 2056305116685108.