1st Edition
Performing Digital Activism New Aesthetics and Discourses of Resistance
By Fidèle A. Vlavo
Copyright 2018
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
Introduction: Digital Performance
1. 'I Come from Cyberspace': The Space of Resistance
2. 'Little Electronic Shadow': The Virtual Body
3. 'What CD was ECD is now': The Legacy of Contention
4. 'Not Found on this Server': The Performance of Protest
5. 'I Did It for the Lulz': The Humour of Disturbance
Conclusion: Tactical Performance
Biography
Fidèle A. Vlavo is Assistant Professor in Digital Communication at Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico.
