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Author Vlavo, Fidèle A., author.

Title Performing digital activism : new aesthetics and discourses of resistance / Fidèle A. Vlavo
Edition First edition
Published New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis, [2017]
©2018

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 162 pages) : text file, PDF
Series Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture ; 37
Routledge studies in new media and cyberculture ; 37.
Contents Introduction: digital performance -- 'I come from cyberspace': the space of resistance -- 'Little electronic shadow': the virtual body -- 'What CD was ECD is now': the legacy of contention -- 'Not found on this server': the performance of protest -- 'I did it for the Lulz': the humour of disturbance -- Conclusion: tactical performance
Summary "From the emergence of digital protest as part of the Zapatista rebellion, to the use of disturbance tactics against governments and commercial institutions, there is no doubt that digital technology and networks have become the standard features of 21st century social mobilisation. Yet, little is known about the historical and socio-cultural developments that have transformed the virtual sphere into a key site of political confrontation. This book provides a critical analysis of the developments of digital direct action since the 1990s. It examine the praxis of electronic protest by focussing on the discourses and narratives provided by the activists and artists involved. The study covers the work of activist groups, including Critical Art Ensemble, Electronic Disturbance Theater and the electrohippies, as well as Anonymous, and proposes a new analytical framework centred on the performative and aesthetic features of contemporary digital activism."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-158) and index
Notes Print version record and online resource (Taylor & Francis, viewed April 27, 2018)
Subject Information technology -- Political aspects
Art -- Political aspects.
Mass media and art.
Mass media -- Political aspects.
Performative (Philosophy)
political art.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Art -- Political aspects
Information technology -- Political aspects
Mass media and art
Mass media -- Political aspects
Performative (Philosophy)
Form Electronic book
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