Michelle Wang-Boyd and Dominguez Blog

Andrew Boyd: “Truth Is A Virus”

In “Truth Is A Virus” Boyd discusses that “the new kinds of cultural resistance and social movement formations have appeared that understand-if not consciously, then at least intuitively-that their terrain of struggle is a “viral space” (374). Media viruses are considered as tools for cultural resistance and used to address important issues in the public. This can relate back to Roy’s “Mobile Cultures, New Media in Queer Asia From Khush List to Gay Bombay,” the role of social media and how it plays a role in cultural resistance. Social media is a mechanism that allows individuals to become more aware of current issues and tool used as  cultural resistance in order to address the injustices occurring in this social and racial society. In addition, media is technoculture that allows for the spread of messages and learning about accessing issues that affect an individual’s daily life.

Ricardo Dominguez “Electronic Disturbance: An Interview”

In “Electronic Disturbance: An Interview” Dominguez emphasizes that “electronic methods of protest are becoming more and more important” (379). This suggests that electronic methods are important towards the political and economic movement and communication and used as a tool of protest. In addition, cyber activism plays a huge role in resistance and activism. This relates back to the article  “The art of necessity: the subversive imagination of anti-road protest and reclaim the streets” Jordan emphasizes that art is a tool used as expression towards resistance and is a powerful weapon used for the DIY protest movement. Both art and media are powerful tools used in movements allowing the mass public to get involved and is a step towards cultural resistance in resisting the mainstream.

Question: What are some other tools and art behind cultural resistance?

Andrew's Presentation:

I really enjoyed Andrew's presentation. It was very informative and I really connected to reading to the story. I learned about the power behind writing stories is to perserve narratives.