David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
Tag Archives: guerrilla theater
Code Pink again!
Somehow Code Pink activists got back on the floor of the Republican National Convention during Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech. After two activists, very briefly, heckled Paul Ryan on the previous night, it’s surprising that anyone without genuine credentials could get … Continue reading
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Tagged Code Pink, convention, disruption, elections, guerrilla theater, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Republican, Tampa
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A tactic is a tactic
Greenpeace is innovating new tactics, an excellent piece by Kim Murphy in the weekend LA Times reports, developing a style of performance that is a departure from blocking whalers in port. We’ll come back to this, but first let’s talk … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, Greenpeace, guerrilla theater, oil drilling, performance, PETA, pornography, Russia, Shell Oil
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