The Aesthetics of Global Protest

Visual Culture and Communication
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-94-6372-491-3
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 19, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Protest and Social Movements

Protestors across the world use aesthetics in order to communicate their ideas and ensure their voices are heard. This book looks at protest aesthetics, which we consider to be the visual and performative elements of protest, such as images, symbols, graffiti, art, as well as the choreography of protest actions in public spaces. Through the use of social media, protestors have been able to create an alternative space for people to engage with politics that is more inclusive and participatory than traditional politics. This volume focuses on the role of visual culture in a highly mediated environment and draws on case studies from Europe, Thailand, South Africa, USA, Argentina, and the Middle East in order to demonstrate how protestors use aesthetics to communicate their demands and ideas. It examines how digital media is harnessed by protestors and argues that all protest aesthetics are performative and communicative.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McGarry, Aidan

Erhart, Itir

Eslen-Ziya, Hande

Jenzen, Olu

Korkut, Umut

Weitere Mitwirkende

I.Egrikavuk, Isil

Mercea, Dan

Lewin, Tessa

Tulke, Julia

Mirzoeff, Nicholas

Aulich, James

Viernesn, Noah

Komorova, Milena

Hayward, Katy

Ozduzen, Ozge

Levy, Helton

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Digitale Medien, Internet, Telekommunikation
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikation & Medien in der Politik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Preface: Devisualize Nicholas Mirzoeff Introduction: The Aesthetics of Global Protest: Visual Culture and Communication Aidan McGarry, Itir Erhart, Hande Eslen-Ziya, Olu Jenzen, and Umut Korkut PART I: PERFORMANCE, ART AND POLITICS Chapter 1: Queer Visual Activism in South Africa Tessa Lewin Chapter 2: The Use of Visibility in Contentious Events in Northern Ireland Katy Hayward and Milena Komarova Chapter 3: Maybe We Will Benefit From Our Neighbour's Good Fortune: An Exhibition on Collectivity, Community and Dialogue in Turkey Isil Egrikavuk Chapter 4: Political Street Art in Social Mobilization: A Tale of Two Protests in Argentina Holly Eva Ryan Chapter 5: Archiving Dissent: (Im)material Trajectories of Political Street Art in Istanbul and Athens Julia Tulke Chapter 6: The Introvert's Protest: Handwriting the Constitution and the Performance of Politics Interview with Morgan O'Hara by Aidan McGarry PART II: VISUAL ACTIVISM AND DIGITAL CULTURE Chapter 7: Photography and protest in Israel/Palestine: The Activestills online archive Simon Faulkner Chapter 8: Drones, Cinema, and Protest in Thailand Noah Viernes Chapter 9: Bearing Witness to Authoritarianism and Commoning through Video Activism and Political Film-Making after the Gezi Protests Özge Özdüzen Chapter 10: Music Videos as Protest Communication: The Gezi Park Protest on YouTube Olu Jenzen, Itir Erhart, Hande Eslen-Ziya, Derya Güçdemir, Umut Korkut, and Aidan McGarry Chapter 11: The Activist Chroniclers of Occupy Gezi: Counterposing Visibility to Injustice Dan Mercea and Helton Levy Chapter 12: When Twitter got #woke: Black Lives Matter, DeRay McKesson, Twitter, and the Appropriation of the Aesthetics of Protest Farida Vis, Simon Faulkner, Safiya Umoja Noble and Hannah Guy PART III: CONCLUSION Chapter 13 Conclusion: Reflections on Protest and Political Transformation since 1789 Jim Aulich Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jenzen, Olu
Olu Jenzen is Principal Lecturer at the University of Brighton, UK and the Director of the Research Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender.

Eslen-Ziya, Hande
Hande Eslen-Ziya is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Stavanger.

Korkut, Umut
Umut Korkut is Professor of International Politics at Glasgow Caledonian University. He has previously published extensively on migration, populism, and democratisation in Hungary and Turkey including two monographs entitled "Liberalization Challenges in Hungary" and "Politics and Gender Identity in Turkey". Currently, he leads the Horizon 2020 funded project D.Rad DeRadicalisation in Europe and Beyond: Detest, Resolve, Reintegrate (2020-2023).

Erhart, Itir
Itir Erhart is an Associate Professor at Istanbul Bilgi University, Department of Media and Communication Systems.

McGarry, Aidan
Aidan McGarry is a Reader in International Politics at the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance at Loughborough University, London.