Radical Media: Rebellious Communication and Social Movements
Tamara V. Ford; Genève Gil; Laura Stein (contrib.)
London et al.: Sage, 2nd, compl. revised ed. (2002), 426 pp.
Contains index, bibliogr. pp. 396-421
Signature commbox: 10-Politics-E 2001
"This is an entirely new edition of the author’s 1984 study (originally published by South End Press) of radical media and movements. The first and second sections are original to this new edition. The first section explores social and cultural theory in order to argue that radical media should be a central part of our understanding of media in history. The second section weaves an historical and international tapestry of radical media to illustrate their centrality and diversity, from dance and graffiti to video and the internet and from satirical prints and street theatre to culture-jamming, subversive song, performance art and underground radio. The section also includes consideration of ultra-rightist media as a key contrast case. The book’s third section provides detailed case studies of the anti-fascist media explosion of 1974-75 in Portugal, Italy’s long-running radical media, radio and access video in the USA, and illegal media in the dissolution of the former Soviet bloc dictatorships." (Publisher description)
I. CONCEPTS: RADICAL MEDIA INTERSECT MEDIA THEORY, 1
1 Popular Culture, Audiences, and Radical Media, 3
2 Power, Hegemony, Resistance, 12
3 Social Movements, the Public Sphere, Networks, 23
4 Community, Democracy, Dialogue, and Radical Media, 38
5 Art, Aesthetics, Radical Media, and Communication, 56
6 Radical Media Organization: Two Models, 67
7 Religion, Ethnicity, and the International Dimension, 75
8 Repressive Radical Media, 88
9 Conclusions, 97
II. RADICAL MEDIA TAPESTRY: COMMUNICATIVE REBELLION HISTORICALLY AND GLOBALLY, 101
10 Public Speech, Dance, Jokes, and Song, 105
11 Graffiti and Dress, 121
12 Popular Theater, Street Theater, Performance Art, and Culture-Jamming, 130
13 The Press, 143
14 Mind Bombs: Woodcuts, Satirical Prints, Flyers, Photomontage, Posters, and Murals, 158
15 Radio, 181
16 Film and Video, 192
17 Radical Internet Use, 201
III. EXTENDED CASE STUDIES, 235
18 The Portuguese Explosion: The Collapse of Dictatorship and Colonialism, 1974-1975, 237
19 Italy: Three Decades of Radical Media, 266
20 Access Television and Grassroots Political Communication in the United States, 299
21 KPFA, Berkeley, and Free Radio Berkeley, 325
22 Samizdat in the Former Soviet Bloc, 354
23 A Hexagon by Way of a Conclusion, 388
1 Popular Culture, Audiences, and Radical Media, 3
2 Power, Hegemony, Resistance, 12
3 Social Movements, the Public Sphere, Networks, 23
4 Community, Democracy, Dialogue, and Radical Media, 38
5 Art, Aesthetics, Radical Media, and Communication, 56
6 Radical Media Organization: Two Models, 67
7 Religion, Ethnicity, and the International Dimension, 75
8 Repressive Radical Media, 88
9 Conclusions, 97
II. RADICAL MEDIA TAPESTRY: COMMUNICATIVE REBELLION HISTORICALLY AND GLOBALLY, 101
10 Public Speech, Dance, Jokes, and Song, 105
11 Graffiti and Dress, 121
12 Popular Theater, Street Theater, Performance Art, and Culture-Jamming, 130
13 The Press, 143
14 Mind Bombs: Woodcuts, Satirical Prints, Flyers, Photomontage, Posters, and Murals, 158
15 Radio, 181
16 Film and Video, 192
17 Radical Internet Use, 201
III. EXTENDED CASE STUDIES, 235
18 The Portuguese Explosion: The Collapse of Dictatorship and Colonialism, 1974-1975, 237
19 Italy: Three Decades of Radical Media, 266
20 Access Television and Grassroots Political Communication in the United States, 299
21 KPFA, Berkeley, and Free Radio Berkeley, 325
22 Samizdat in the Former Soviet Bloc, 354
23 A Hexagon by Way of a Conclusion, 388
