Synopses & Reviews
Non-fiction. ELECTRONIC CIVIL DISOBEDIANCE AND OTHER UNPOPULAR IDEAS is a collection of essays written by Critical Art Ensemble (CAE) and published by Autonomedia. Delving into such activism topics as the "assault on power from the refusal of consumer-capital's work-machine to the rebellion in cyberspace," this collection makes a stand against authoritarian social order and ideological power. "Here is a smart guide for activism in the post-symbolic age of nomadic capital and power"-Miwon Kwan. CAE is a collaboration of five tactical media practitioners with various specializations, including computer graphics, web design, film/video, photography, text art, book art, and performance. This is its second published book.
Synopsis
In the age of global, nomadic capital, the CAE attempts to lay the foundation for the growth of nomadic resistance. Utilizing the tools of its enemy, the CAE suggests that a new cultural and political resistance is possible. Fusing a situationist-influenced concept of contestational art, an understanding of the parallel nature of cultural and political action borrowed from Gramsci, and a hacker's deep understanding of how new technology functions, ECD is a launch point for debating the nature of power and resistance in the information age.
Synopsis
Using the "anti-oedipal" insights of Deleuze and Guattari's classic work on capitalism and schizophrenia, Perez argues for "anti-fascist strategies in everyday life." This book is a first step in applying schizoanalytic theories to concrete social issues like feminism, the family, madness, desire, advertising, sexuality, subcultures, and—structure of all structures—capitalism itself. This is not a book about the joys of linguistic masturbation à la Derrida, Barthes, de Man, etc., but of issues of everyday life: how we interact with others, how we oppress others—mostly, how we oppress ourselves.