TY  - BOOK
ED  - McGarry, Aidan
ED  - Erhart, Itir
ED  - Eslen-Ziya, Hande
ED  - Jenzen, Olu
ED  - Korkut, Umut
AB  - 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.
DO  - 10.5117/9789463724913
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1006541
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1135846125
KW  - Aesthetics
KW  - global protest
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/86530c5b-8ce5-418f-a79f-572eded945d9/9789048544509.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23606
PB  - Amsterdam University Press
PP  - Amsterdam
PY  - 2019
SN  - 9789463724913
TI  - The Aesthetics of Global Protest : Visual Culture and Communication
ER  - 
