| Works, Events, and People Propagating Culture Jamming Including Principia Discordia, Steal This Book, Burning Man, Saint Stupid's Day Parade, and Reve Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1286834864 ISBN-13: 9781286834862 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $18.68 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.54 lbs) 130 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Culture jamming is a tactic used by many consumer social movements to disrupt or subvert mainstream cultural institutions, including corporate advertising. Culture jamming is often seen as a form of subvertising. Many culture jams are simply aimed at exposing questionable political assumptions behind commercial culture so that people can momentarily consider the branded environment in which they live. Culture jams re-figure logos, fashion statements, and product images to challenge the idea of "what's cool," along with assumptions about the personal freedoms of consumption. Culture jamming is usually employed in opposition to a perceived appropriation of public space, or as a reaction against social conformity. This book studies culture jamming including No Logo, SantaCon, Grunge speak, Banksy, and Ron English. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |