The People Are Not an Image

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Vernacular Video After the Arab Spring

By Peter Snowdon

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The People Are Not an Image by Peter Snowdon is a compelling exploration of grassroot movements and their narratives. The book delves into the stories of revolutionaries and activists, illustrating how their voices and experiences challenge conventional media portrayals. It's an insightful examination of the power dynamics in media representation and the real-life impacts of these collective efforts.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in understanding how collective movements and their visual representations can influence societal change. You might enjoy exploring the intersection of imagery, activism and social commentary, gaining insights into how visuals can shape public perception and inspire action.

A major intervention in media studies theorizes the politics and aesthetics of internet video

A major intervention in media studies theorizes the politics and aesthetics of internet video

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The wave of uprisings and revolutions that swept the Middle East and North Africa between 2010 and 2012 were most vividly transmitted throughout the world not by television or even social media, but in short videos produced by the participants themselves and circulated anonymously on the internet.

In The People Are Not an Image, Snowdon explores this radical shift in revolutionary self-representation, showing that the political consequences of these videos cannot be located without reference to their aesthetic form. Looking at videos from Tunisia, Bahrain, Syria, Libya, and Egypt, Snowdon attends closely to the circumstances of both their production and circulation, drawing on a wide range of historical and theoretical material, to discover what they can tell us about the potential for revolution in our time and the possibilities of video as a genuinely decentralized and vernacular medium.

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The People Are Not an Image by Peter Snowdon is highly regarded for its fresh philosophical examination of everyday videos created during the Arab Spring. Reviewers praise the book's ambitious attempt to reshape political imaginaries through an ethics of close reading and its exploration of topics like protest media and digital subjectivity. While significant for scholars in media studies, it also appeals to digital media activists and human rights advocates interested in the intersection of activism and visual politics.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788733168

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 September 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 348g

Pages: 304

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Computing & Technology Education & Reference Non-Fiction Peter Snowdon Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Peter Snowdon is a filmmaker and researcher. His feature-length film The Uprising, based entirely on YouTube videos from the Arab revolutions, was awarded the Opus Bonum Award for best world documentary at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival and has screened at more than 30 festivals around the world. From 1997 to 2000 he lived in Cairo, where he was on the staff of Al-Ahram Weekly, and his writing has appeared in Open Democracy and Le Monde diplomatique. Peter teaches filmmaking in the visual anthropology programme at Leiden University.