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The Rhetoric of Picking Protests


Submitted by Adria on August 11, 2008 - 1:56pm


Inspired by the discussion about to-protest or not-to-protest the NCA hotel, and reflecting on the social movement legacies (or an ambiguous legacy, as Zizek calls it) of 1968, I found this article by David Zirin, one of my favorites, about the politics of protest of the Olympics "shut up and play" athlete censorship policy worth a mention:

What should Olympic protests focus on? Olympic officials are trying to make sure that athletes are seen, but not heard, in Beijing

Submitted by Jim Aune on August 11, 2008 - 2:41pm.

I figure you'll be interested in this case, Adria.