Matrix Activism: Global Practices of Resistance 1138640379, 9781138640375

The intersection of virtual and physical spaces at the heart of contemporary political protests is a pivotal element in

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Matrix Activism: Global Practices of Resistance
1138640379, 9781138640375

More than merely linguistic transposition, translation is a vector of power, resistance, rebellion, and even revolution.

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Buying (RED) products—from Gap T-shirts to Apple—to fight AIDS. Drinking a “Caring Cup” of coffee at the Coffee Bean &am

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Children in the Global South continue to be affected by social disadvantage in our unequal post-colonial world order. Wi

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Memory politics as a space of state-sponsored as well as civic activities has been at the heart of inquiries in critical

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From the gospel music of slavery in the antebellum South to anti-apartheid freedom songs in South Africa, this two-volum

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Popular narratives cite religion as the driving force behind homophobia in Africa, portraying Christianity and LGBT expr

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Popular narratives cite religion as the driving force behind homophobia in Africa, portraying Christianity and LGBT expr

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From the emergence of digital protest as part of the Zapatista rebellion, to the use of disturbance tactics against gove

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A deeply researched ethnographic portrait of progressive senior activists in Chicago who demonstrate how a tiny public w

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Anthropological study of the globalization of pharmaceuticals and its effects on local cultures, health, and economics.

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