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Taking the Square - Mediated Dissent and Occupations of Public Space (Hardcover)
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Taking the Square - Mediated Dissent and Occupations of Public Space (Hardcover)
Series: Radical Subjects in International Politics
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From the Arab uprisings to the indignados movement and the global
Occupy sit-ins, recent protests and civil unrest have sparked new
debates about political organisation, media representation and the
nature of contemporary citizenship. But is there anything new about
these occupations of public space? How are these protests
legitimised or undermined by the intense mediation of streets and
squares? And how are these different from expressions of dissent in
other contexts, including those of ethnic minorities in the New
Orleans mardi gras and survivors of natural disaster in the
Philippines? This book challenges the notion of a 'disappearance of
public space' by reconsidering the significance of physical space
and embodiment in the conduct and consequences of protest events.
Looking at a range of assemblies-sustained and fleeting,
spectacular and ordinary-this volume illuminates how square and
street politics and their mediation become vehicles for new ideas
of community, citizenship and public life.
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