Shooting Hipsters: Rethinking Dissent in the Age of PR - Softcover

'a much-needed up to date account of, and practical guide to, how acts of dissent can breakthrough into and beyond the mainstream media.' --Philosophy Football, PhilosophyFootball.com

'A riveting read from beginning to end, [Shooting Hipsters] serves as a decent guide for protesters in how to effectively convey their message to the public and best use the media to their advantage.' --Huw Oliver, Dazed & Confused

'Shooting Hipsters is an astute, entertaining and erudite examination of the problems facing modern protest groups, and the possibilities opened up by PR.' --Thom Cuell, 3:AM Magazine

In an age of PR, public protest and other forms of dissent have lost their meaning and impact. The intense media interest in rioting and political violence, as well as an existing obsession with youth culture, have led to an over-saturation and misrepresentation of what these movements are about. Political protest has become a pantomime where activists are always villains, and therefore the politics of these groups are routinely ignored. By identifying the ways in which publicity has helped and hindered a wide range of movements, Shooting Hipsters will find out the ways in which dissenting groups can thrive and survive in a media-saturated age, as well as describing the common ways that they can be undermined.