Elke Bippus & Anne Ganzert 
Taking Sides 
Theories, Practices, and Cultures of Participation in Dissent

Is there an option to oppose without automatically participating in the opposed? This volume explores different perspectives on dissent, understanding practices, cultures, and theories of resistance, dispute, and opposition as inherently participative. It discusses aspects of the body as a political instance, the identity and subjectivity building of individuals and groups, (micro-)practices of dissent, and theories of critique from different disciplinary perspectives. This collection thus touches upon contemporary issues, recent protests and movements, artistic subversion and dissent, online activism as well as historic developments and elemental theories of dissent.

About the author

Elke Bippus is Professor of Theory and History of Art Departement Fine Arts and senior researcher at Cultural Critique, Departement of Cultural Analysis at Zurich University of the Arts.
Anne Ganzert (Ph D) teaches Media Studies at the University of Konstanz.
Isabell Otto is professor for media studies at the University of Konstanz, Germany. She works on media of knowledge, media discourses, media and participation, digital media and temporality, social media and communality.