This talk will delve into the historical context, current challenges, and future implications of this powerful form of civic action. What are the ethical dilemmas of civil disobedience? What might be the effect of disruptive technologies on state surveillance and the balance between security and individual freedoms? Talk on November 10, 2023
Further Reading
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Applebaum, Anne, and Peter Pomerantsev. 2021. ‘How to Put Out Democracy’s Dumpster Fire’. The Atlantic, 9 March 2021. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/04/the-internet-doesnt-have-to-be-awful/618079/.
‘Climate Chaos, the French Revolution and a Warning for Today | Time’. n.d. Accessed 4 November 2023. https://time.com/6107671/french-revolution-history-climate/?utm_source=pocket_saves.
‘Doe Mee, Maak Nederland Fossielvrij!’ n.d. Fossielvrij NL. Accessed 4 November 2023. https://gofossilfree.org/nl/.
Gurri, Martin. 2018. The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium. San Francisco, CA: Stripe Press.
Haidt, Jonathan. 2022. ‘Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid’. The Atlantic, 11 April 2022. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/.
Hutt, James. 2022. ‘The Battle of Billings Bridge ⋆ The Breach’. The Breach. 16 February 2022. https://breachmedia.ca/the-battle-of-billings-bridge/.
‘Iran’s Summer of Discontent: A Warning for Washington’. 2018. War on the Rocks. 23 July 2018. https://warontherocks.com/2018/07/irans-summer-of-discontent-a-warning-for-washington/.
June 3, Asam Ahmad /, and 2018 / 8 Min Read. n.d. ‘Who Is Your Oppressor?’ Accessed 4 November 2023. https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/who-is-your-oppressor.
Kumar, Rajeesh. 2017. ‘What New Declassifications Reveal about the 1953 Coup in Iran’. E-International Relations (blog). 7 September 2017. https://www.e-ir.info/2017/09/07/what-new-declassifications-reveal-about-the-1953-coup-in-iran/.
Levine, Bruce E. 2018. ‘Another Reason Young Americans Don’t Revolt Against Being Screwed’. CounterPunch.Org. 14 June 2018. https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/06/14/another-reason-young-americans-dont-revolt-against-being-screwed/.
Lowery, Wesley. 2020. ‘Why Minneapolis Was the Breaking Point’. The Atlantic (blog). 10 June 2020. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/wesley-lowery-george-floyd-minneapolis-black-lives/612391/.
Monbiot, George. 2022. ‘“It Felt like History Itself” – 48 Protest Photographs That Changed the World’. The Guardian, 2 July 2022, sec. World news. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/02/it-felt-like-history-itself-48-protest-photographs-that-changed-the-world.
Morgan, Ted. 2021. ‘The Capitol Assault Was an Act of Expressive Politics. A Backlash Is Surely Coming—against the Left’. Salon. 27 February 2021. https://www.salon.com/2021/02/27/the-capitol-assault-was-an-act-of-expressive-politics-a-backlash-is-surely-comingagainst-the-left/.
Ozden, James. 2023. ‘What Makes a Protest Movement Successful?’ Social Change Lab. 4 January 2023. https://www.socialchangelab.org/post/what-makes-a-protest-movement-successful.
Pineda, Erin R. 2021a. Seeing Like an Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.
———. 2022. ‘“Disobedience”: An Essay by Erin R. Pineda (Keywords: Activism; Civil Disobedience; Climate Change)’. The Philosopher. 18 July 2022. https://www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/the-new-basics-disobedience.
Resilience. 2018. ‘Poor People’s Campaign Gears Up for Mother’s Day Launch’. Resilience. 9 May 2018. https://www.resilience.org/stories/2018-05-09/poor-peoples-campaign-gears-up-for-mothers-day-launch/.
Sleeper, Jim. 2017. ‘Warlocks, Witches and American Stampedes: The Built-in Dangers of #MeToo’. Salon. 28 December 2017. https://www.salon.com/2017/12/28/warlocks-witches-and-american-stampedes-the-built-in-dangers-of-metoo/.
The Economist. n.d. ‘Digital Media Fuel Global Protests but Can Be Used against Them’. Accessed 4 November 2023. https://www.economist.com/international/2021/01/16/digital-media-fuel-global-protests-but-can-be-used-against-them
‘What INGOs Can Learn from Greta Thunberg and the Global Climate Strikes’. n.d. openDemocracy. Accessed 4 November 2023. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/what-ingos-can-learn-greta-thunberg-and-global-climate-strikes/
‘Why Confrontation Is Not the Best Way to Effect Regime Change in China – Areo’. n.d. Accessed 4 November 2023. https://areomagazine.com/2019/06/21/why-confrontation-is-not-the-best-way-to-effect-regime-change-in-china/
‘Women Are Marrying Trees to Save Them from Deforestation’. 2021. Euronews. 13 September 2021. https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/09/12/over-70-women-marry-local-trees-to-save-them-from-deforestation.
Dr. Rosalind Warner 