Electronic Civil Disobedience: and Other Unpopular Ideas (Autonomedia New Autonomy Series)

This book continues the exploration begun in The Electronic Disturbance (TED). While TED was very well received, critics continually mentioned two primary shortcomings. The first was that while TED explains the nature of nomadic power in the age of the virtual, very little is said about nomadic resistance on the net or in the bunker. In this work, CAE offers a preliminary outline concerning rational strategy (antilogos) and tactical possibilities for nomadic resistance. In other words, the matters described in the following pages are the oppositional counterparts of nomadic power (i.e., domination) at this historical moment In The Age Of Global, Nomadic Capital, The Cae Attempts To Lay The Foundation For The Growth Of Nomadic Resistance. Utilizing The Tools Of Its Enemy, The Cae Suggests That A New Cultural And Political Resistance Is Possible. Fusing A Situationist-influenced Concept Of Contestational Art, An Understanding Of The Parallel Nature Of Cultural And Political Action Borrowed From Gramsci, And A Hacker?s Deep Understanding Of How New Technology Functions, Ecd Is A Launch Point For Debating The Nature Of Power And Resistance In The Information Age.--from Publisher. Electronic Civil Disobedience -- Resisting The Bunker -- Slacker Luddites -- The Technology Of Uselessness -- Human Sacrifice In Rational Economy -- Addictionmania -- Nonrational Strategies. Critical Art Ensemble.