LEADER 02829nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910808618603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8166-5434-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000482438 035 $a(EBL)328390 035 $a(OCoLC)476125767 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000216861 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11185756 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216861 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10198041 035 $a(PQKB)10004888 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC328390 035 $a(OCoLC)191728812 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse33400 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL328390 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10212612 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL525871 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000482438 100 $a20061114d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOurSpace $eresisting the corporate control of culture /$fChristine Harold 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-4954-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 167-186) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : the brand politics of consuming publics -- Detours and drifts : situationist international and the art of resistance -- Anti-logos : sabotaging the brand through parody -- Intermezzo : and now a word from our sponsors -- Pranks, rumors, hoaxes : "dressing up" and folding as rhetorical action -- Intermezzo : a sequel -- Pirates and hijackers : creative publics and the politics of "owned culture" -- Inventing publics : kairos and intellectual property law -- Conclusion : from private rights to common goods : OurSpace as a creative commons 330 $aWhen reporters asked about the Bush administration's timing in making their case for the Iraq war, then Chief of Staff Andrew Card responded that "from an marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August." While surprising only in its candor, this statement signified the extent to which consumer culture has pervaded every aspect of life. For those troubled by the long reach of the marketplace, resistance can seem futile. However, a new generation of progressive activists has begun to combat the media supremacy of multinational corporations by using the very tools and 517 3 $aOur space 606 $aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects 606 $aMass media and culture 615 0$aRhetoric$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aMass media and culture. 676 $a808 700 $aHarold$b Christine$01628397 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808618603321 996 $aOurSpace$94030675 997 $aUNINA