Jamming the Political: Beyond Counter-hegemonic Practices

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Acknowledgements

The author would like to thank Robin Mansell, Nico Carpentier, Shani Ograd and Margaret Scammell for their valuable comments and insights.

Notes

[1] The result of this campaign can be seen at: http://www.stopesso.org/static/logos.html

[2] Chantal Mouffe prefers using the term public spaces, to distinguish herself from the Habermassian vocabulary of the public sphere (Carpentier & Cammaerts, 2006, p. 973).

[3] A recent adbuster campaign, unbrand America, used an American flag with corporate logos instead of stars. This shows a strong resemblance to the American flag designed by Fluxus artist George Maciunas to protest against American imperialism (cf. Figure 2).

[4] ‘Be realistic—demand the impossible!’/‘It is forbidden to forbid’.

[5] See http://www.popaganda.com/

[6] For more examples of street art see http://www.woostercollective.com/

[7] See http://www.theyesmen.org/

[8] As a result of a conviction for disseminating persistent racist discourses ‘Vlaams Blok’ recently changed its name to ‘Vlaams Belang’, which comes down to a change in form, but not in substance.

[9] Dick Bruna is best known for his Miffy (Nijntje in Dutch) character, a rabbit that is universally appealing to young children.

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Bart Cammaerts

Bart Cammaerts is a political scientist and media researcher lecturing in communication and politics in the Media & Communication Department of the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), UK. He also chairs the communication and democracy section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA).