Advances In The Visual Analysis Of Social Movements (research In Social Movements, Conflicts And Change)

This special issue of Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change highlights the importance of visuals in the current study of social movements. It is indispensable reading as it introduces new analytical concepts and methodological frameworks for understanding visuals in social movements; combining cultural and political analysis in a fresh, unique and interdisciplinary way. The articles featured in this special issue examine visual expressions of social movements through case studies from across the globe; including: injustice symbols in the Egyptian uprising; contested images from anti-surveillance protests in Germany; gendered visualization of local activism; commemorative videos of activists in recent European protests; and images used in Australian movements against abortion. In the open section of the volume articles examine the work of renowned political science scholar Charles Tilly, and discuss classic concepts in social movement studies. Firstly, considering the concept of “r epertoire of contention” in order to understand the use of distinct contentious performances in Latin America. Secondly, analyzing the role of “s torytelling” in the construction of trust and blame in social movements FRONT COVER......Page 1 ADVANCES IN THE VISUAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS......Page 4 COPYRIGHT PAGE......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS......Page 8 FOREWORD......Page 10 INTRODUCTION......Page 12 THREE AREAS IN VISUAL RESEARCH ON SOCIAL MOVEMENTS......Page 13 THE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THIS SPECIAL ISSUE: AN OVERVIEW......Page 17 CONCLUDING REMARKS: ADVANCING SOCIAL MOVEMENT KNOWLEDGE THROUGH VISUALS......Page 22 REFERENCES......Page 25 PART I: SPECIAL TOPIC: ADVANCES IN THE VISUAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS......Page 28 ‘‘WE ARE ALL KHALED SAID’’: VISUAL INJUSTICE SYMBOLS IN THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION, 2010–2011......Page 30 INTRODUCTION......Page 31 VISUAL INJUSTICE SYMBOLS......Page 33 ‘‘WE ARE ALL KHALED SAID’’......Page 36 CONCLUDING REMARKS......Page 44 NOTES......Page 47 REFERENCES......Page 50 BODIES KEYING POLITICS: A VISUAL FRAME ANALYSIS OF GENDERED LOCAL ACTIVISM IN FRANCE AND FINLAND......Page 54 INTRODUCTION......Page 55 FRAME ANALYSIS REVISITED......Page 60 TRACING THE DYNAMICS OF DOMINANT FRAMES AND KEYING: VISUAL FRAME ANALYSIS......Page 61 GENDER KEYINGS IN VISUAL FRAMES OF CONTENTION IN LYON AND HELSINKI......Page 65 CONCLUSION......Page 73 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 75 NOTES......Page 76 REFERENCES......Page 77 IMAGES OF SURVEILLANCE: THE CONTESTED AND EMBEDDED VISUAL LANGUAGE OF ANTI-SURVEILLANCE PROTESTS......Page 82 INTRODUCTION......Page 83 PROTESTS AGAINST SURVEILLANCE IN GERMANY......Page 85 A METHOD FOR ANALYZING PROTEST IMAGES......Page 88 VISUAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEST AGAINST SURVEILLANCE......Page 92 CONCLUSION......Page 100 NOTES......Page 103 REFERENCES......Page 104 THE EMOTIONAL IMPERATIVE OF THE VISUAL: IMAGES OF THE FETUS IN CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN PRO-LIFE POLITICS......Page 108 INTRODUCTION......Page 109 SOCIAL MOVEMENT STUDIES AND VISUAL IMAGES......Page 110 BACKGROUND AND RESEARCH DESIGN......Page 112 CASE STUDIES OF AUSTRALIAN PRO-LIFE REPERTOIRES AND MATERIALS......Page 115 THE EMOTIONAL MEANINGS OF PRO-LIFE VISUAL REPERTOIRES......Page 123 CONCLUSION: THE VALUE OF VISUAL ANALYSIS OF PRO-LIFE POLITICS......Page 125 REFERENCES......Page 127 PROTEST MOVEMENTS AND SPECTACLES OF DEATH: FROM URBAN PLACES TO VIDEO SPACES......Page 132 INTRODUCTION......Page 133 CONTEMPORARY PROTEST MOVEMENTS AND THEIR VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS......Page 135 ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY......Page 137 ANALYSIS......Page 139 OF MYTHS AND MARTYRS......Page 140 RECLAIMING THE CITY: THE CITY (SCAPE) AS A TERRAIN OF ANTI-CAPITALIST STRUGGLE......Page 149 CONCLUSIONS......Page 152 REFERENCES......Page 154 APPENDIX......Page 158 PART II: COMMENTS ON ADVANCES IN THE VISUAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS......Page 162 WHAT WE CAN DO WITH VISUAL ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL MOVEMENT STUDIES: SOME (SELF) REFLECTIONS......Page 164 NOTE......Page 170 REFERENCES......Page 171 PART III: GENERAL THEME: NARRATIVES AND REPERTOIRES OF CONTENTION......Page 172 THE WORK STORIES DO: CHARLES TILLY’S LEGACY ON THE PROVISION OF REASONS, STORYTELLING, AND TRUST IN CONTENTIOUS PERFORMANCES......Page 174 ADDING ONE TILLY TO ANOTHER......Page 177 PARALLELS BETWEEN TILLY’S WORK AND OTHER NARRATIVE ANALYSTS......Page 181 TELLING STORIES......Page 183 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION......Page 194 NOTES......Page 196 REFERENCES......Page 198 REPERTOIRES OF CONTENTION AND TACTICAL CHOICE IN LATIN AMERICA, 1981–1995......Page 202 INTRODUCTION......Page 203 TACTICS AND REPERTOIRES OF CONTENTION......Page 204 CONTENTIOUS POLITICAL CHALLENGES IN LATIN AMERICA......Page 207 DEFINING FORMS OF CONTENTION......Page 208 DO CHALLENGERS SPECIALIZE?......Page 210 WHICH TACTICS GO TOGETHER?......Page 213 WHY DO CHALLENGERS USE A PARTICULAR SET OF TACTICS?......Page 216 CONCLUSIONS......Page 223 NOTES......Page 224 REFERENCES......Page 226 APPENDIX: CONTENTIOUS CAMPAIGNS......Page 229 ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS......Page 236 This special issue of Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change highlights the importance of visuals in the current study of social movements. It is indispensable reading as it introduces new analytical concepts and methodological frameworks for understanding visuals in social movements; combining cultural and political analysis in a fresh, unique and interdisciplinary way. The articles featured in this special issue examine visual expressions of social movements through case studies from across the globe; including: injustice symbols in the Egyptian uprising; contested images from anti-surveillance protests in Germany; gendered visualization of local activism; commemorative videos of activists in recent European protests; and images used in Australian movements against abortion. In the open section of the volume articles examine the work of renowned political science scholar Charles Tilly, and discuss classic concepts in social movement studies. Firstly, considering the concept of "et#x72;epertoire of contention"et#x20;in order to understand the use of distinct contentious performances in Latin America. Secondly, analyzing the role of "et#x73;torytelling"et#x20;in the construction of trust and blame in social movements "We are all Khaled Said" : visual injustice symbols in the Egyptian revolution, 2010-2011 / Thomas Olesen -- Bodies keying politics : a visual frame analysis of gendered local activism in France and Finland / Eeva Luhtakallio -- Images of surveillance : the contested and embedded visual language of anti-surveillance protests / Priska Daphi, Anja Lê, Peter Ullrich -- The emotional imperative of the visual : images of the fetus in contemporary Australian pro-life politics / Kirsty McLaren -- Protest movements and spectacles of death : from urban places to video spaces / Tina Askanius -- What we can do with visual analysis in social movement studies : some (self) reflections / Donatella della Porta -- The work stories do : Charles Tilly's legacy on the provision of reasons, storytelling, and trust in contentious performances / Marc W. Steinberg, Patricia Ewick -- Repertoires of contention and tactical choice in Latin America, 1981-1995 / James C. Franklin This special issue is a key text in the current study of social movements. It introduces new analytical concepts for understanding visuals in social movements and examines case studies from across the globe; such as analysis of the symbols used in the Egyptian uprising, and contested images from anti-surveillance protests in Europe.