pranks. Among the examples of sabotage she analyzes are the magazine Adbusters' spoofs of familiar ads and the Yes Men's impersonations of company spokespersons.
Resisting the Corporate Control of Culture
Paperback
Publication Date: 24/04/2009
For those troubled by the long reach of the marketplace, resistance can seem futile. However, a new generation of progressive activists has begun to combat the media supremacy of multinational corporations by using the very tools and techniques employed by their adversaries. In OurSpace, Christine Harold examines the deployment and limitations of "culture jamming" by activists. These techniques defy repressive corporate culture through parodies, hoaxes, and
pranks. Among the examples of sabotage she analyzes are the magazine Adbusters' spoofs of familiar ads and the Yes Men's impersonations of company spokespersons.
pranks. Among the examples of sabotage she analyzes are the magazine Adbusters' spoofs of familiar ads and the Yes Men's impersonations of company spokespersons.
- ISBN:
- 9780816649556
- 9780816649556
- Category:
- Media studies
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 24-04-2009
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 232
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x18mm
- Weight:
- 0.32kg
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