First Swedish book on Resistance Studies out now!
Stellan Vinthagen April 17th, 2009
Finally the first book on resistance studies is out and can be bought! It is called “MotstÃ¥nd” and costs 318 SEK. You can order it from the publisher Liber here.
The book is edited by Mona Lilja and me together and consists of two introductory chapters dealing with power theories and resistance theories. After that 10 authors deal with various aspects of resistance from the perspective of their own research fields/projects; armed guerillas in Latin America, suicide-bombings/martyr-operations in the Middle-East and among the US armed forces, carneval resistance and humour against patriarchy in Nicaragua, imitation (or “mimesis”) as resistance among the colonialized “Others”, pink-dressing among Queer-activists in Sweden, nonviolent revolutions in Benin, Africa and elsewhere, hacking in the fashion industry, economic resistance (as alternative to bank-robbery…), the law as resistance tool (and power tool) or ICT-based resistance against surveillance through Internet in Burma.
In all the chapters these authors discuss how resistance take on various expressions and recreate power relations, sometimes creating new problematic power, sometimes facilitate human liberation.
In a concluding chapter Mona and I try to draw some conclusions about “resistance” and the need for research into this very interesting social phenonomon.
Learn Swedish and buy the book!
Best,
Stellan
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This is wonderful news–I wish I could read Swedish! Despite my three summers in Umea, I never learned…I am particularly interested in the discussion of mimesis since my forthcoming book (should be out in the fall in Europe; it is with Zed) has a chapter on the role of myth, memory, and mimesis in revolutionary processes.
Would it be acceptable to send a note about the book’s publication–I think some of you might find it of interest (_Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution: The Power of Story_). Also, the Foran, Goldstone, and Selbin book _Understanding Revolutions_ is back on track and should be out early next year (famous last words…).
all best,
Eric Selbin
Dear Eric, absolutely! It would be great to get notes on interesting books on resistance on our site. You are also welcome as one of our bloggers if you want. Then I can send you login info and you can add such important info whenever you want (often or seldom, when you have time and opportunity).
Best,
Stellan
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