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Revision as of 15:08, 23 April 2013
April 23 -- -Tactical Media-
visiting artist: Patrick Lichty
what is tactical media? A critique of existing power structures that provokes thought/action
situationists - creative disruption of everyday life (grafitti ) started in France in 1957, against rigid and static ideologies like Marxism. Wanted to be living, responsive. detournement (subverting elements of popular culture) The Situationists, or Situs, were the first revolutionary group to analyse capitalism in its current consumerist form. Anti-capitalist [1]
Clerks [2] bad attitude master of own destiny, but not really – bound by convention, “title” acting out is a form of rebellion, since revolution is not possible revolution: bolshevik, cruel supression, hunger, 12 hr. work day resistance: cultural critique, disruption clerks – doing things slowly, screwing up, being rude,undermining the existence of the store, alienating customers – exerting power in whatever small ways are possible
Rtmark [3]
The Yes Men
[4]
bhopal excerpts
[5]
[6]
Critical Art Ensemble
[7]
Situationists
concerned about the meaning of place – psychogeography
borders representative of capitalist culture
allow free flow of goods (NAFTA), but not of people – us/mexico border as an example
illegal immigrants crossing sign in San Diego [8] new titles by DoEAT: Wanted, Free Market, No Benefits, Now Hiring
why cybraceros – alex rivera subverting the “infomercial” [9] start at 2:48
Rafael Fajardo Crosser [10]
Christiane Paul article [11] Political Activism, Hacktivism and Tactical Media question about internal structure of art/activism groups
They Rule [12]
-reading-
intro Rita Raley “Tactical Media”
Christiane Paul article [13] chapter: Political Activism, Hacktivism and Tactical Media