[Air-L] New book: Performing Digital Activism: New Aesthetics and Discourse of Resistance

[Fidele Vlavo]

Dear all,
I am very pleased to announce the publication of my new book: Performing Digital Activism: New Aesthetics and Discourse of Resistance. (Routledge 2017)

Description:
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.

The book is available at:
Routledge:
https://www.routledge.com/Performing-Digital-Activism-New-Aesthetics-and-Discourses-of-Resistance/Vlavo/p/book/9781138911246
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Performing-Digital-Activism-Aesthetics-Cyberculture/dp/1138911240/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508862550&sr=8-1&keywords=performing+digital+activism




Fidele Vlavo 
Assistant Professor

Departamento de Comunicación
Universidad Iberoamericana 
Ciudad de México
México

E-mail: ablavi.vlavo at ibero.mx