Book contents
- The Psychology of Radical Social Change
- The Psychology of Radical Social Change
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Toward a Psychology of Revolution
- Part I Roots of Revolution
- Part II Evolution and Involution in Social Transformations
- Part III Representations of and in Revolution
- 11 Image Politics of the Arab Uprisings
- 12 Constructing Cultural Pathology
- 13 Restoring Cultural Identity Clarity in Times of Revolution
- 14 The Shark and the Octopus
- Index
- References
11 - Image Politics of the Arab Uprisings
from Part III - Representations of and in Revolution
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 April 2018
Book contents
- The Psychology of Radical Social Change
- The Psychology of Radical Social Change
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Foreword
- 1 Toward a Psychology of Revolution
- Part I Roots of Revolution
- Part II Evolution and Involution in Social Transformations
- Part III Representations of and in Revolution
- 11 Image Politics of the Arab Uprisings
- 12 Constructing Cultural Pathology
- 13 Restoring Cultural Identity Clarity in Times of Revolution
- 14 The Shark and the Octopus
- Index
- References
Summary
Political conflicts today are struggles over presence and visibility. The right to place images in public space is significant beyond the meaning of the images, as it represents the power of the group that has placed and successfully defended it in public space. This paper unpacks the politics of images through examples from the 2011 Egyptian uprising. The focus is on four key functions of images: visibility, mobilization, positioning, and commemoration. These are exemplified by case studies of continous image transformations in urban space in relation to the themes of authority figures, the flag, the tank and bullets. An argument is made for how images go beyond merely representing politics to actively intervening in their dynamics.
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- The Psychology of Radical Social ChangeFrom Rage to Revolution, pp. 189 - 217Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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