Design of Protest (eBook)

Choreographing Political Demonstrations in Public Space

Tali Hatuka (Autor)

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2018
338 Seiten
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-1578-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Public protests are a vital tool for asserting grievances and creating temporary, yet tangible, communities as the world becomes more democratic and urban in the twenty-first century. While the political and social aspects of protest have been extensively studied, little attention has been paid to the physical spaces in which protests happen. Yet place is a crucial aspect of protests, influencing the dynamics and engagement patterns among participants. In The Design of Protest, Tali Hatuka offers the first extensive discussion of the act of protest as a design: that is, a planned event in a space whose physical geometry and symbolic meaning are used and appropriated by its organizers, who aim to challenge socio-spatial distance between political institutions and the people they should serve. Presenting case studies from around the world, including Tiananmen Square in Beijing; the National Mall in Washington, DC; Rabin Square in Tel Aviv; and the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Hatuka identifies three major dimensions of public protests: the process of planning the protest in a particular place; the choice of spatial choreography of the event, including the value and meaning of specific tactics; and the challenges of performing contemporary protests in public space in a fragmented, complex, and conflicted world. Numerous photographs, detailed diagrams, and plans complement the case studies, which draw upon interviews with city officials, urban planners, and protesters themselves.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.8.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 1-4773-1578-0 / 1477315780
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4773-1578-1 / 9781477315781