Christina Jerne

Ny kulturteori præsenterer samtidens væsentlige kulturteoretiske strømninger. Bogen kan læses som en bredtfavnende introduktion til aktuel kulturteori. Eller den kan læses som en teoretisk opdateret introduktion til temaer, der er vigtige i den aktuelle kultur. Ny kulturteori er en teoretisk grundbog, men teorierne leverer også inspiration, begreber og redskaber til analyse af aktuelle kulturelle fænomener. Alle bogens 25 kapitler supplerer teorierne med konkrete eksempler. Samlet giver de en omfattende, nuanceret og opdateret viden om nye strømninger og aktuelle temaer på det kulturteoretiske felt. Kultur kan ikke betragtes løsrevet fra andre samfundsmæssige fænomener, og kulturteori er afgørende for at forstå politiske, økonomiske og sociale aspekter af vores samtid. "Kulturteori" præsenteres her som teoridannelser, der kan skabe ny indsigt og refleksion i de dele af humaniora og samfundsvidenskaberne, der er optaget af samtidens kulturproduktion, smal eller bred. Alle kapitlerne er skrevet af eksperter, som har stræbt mod at præsentere de aktuelle begreber, tendenser og diskussioner på en nuanceret og tilgængelig måde. Hvert kapitel ledsages af anbefalinger til videre læsning og er også i den forstand en indgang til videre fordybelse og udforskning. Bogen er redigeret af Birgit Eriksson, professor i kulturstudier ved Institut for Kommunikation og Kultur på Aarhus Universitet og af Bjørn Schiermer, professor i sociologi på Institutt for sosiologi og samfunnsgeografi på Oslo Universitet.

Defying the mafia with everyday acts of resistance For more than 150 years, Italy has been home to a resilient and evolving resistance against the pervasive influence of mafias. While these criminal organizations are renowned for their vast international business enterprises, the collective actions taken to oppose them are less known. In Opposition by Imitation, Christina Jerne explores anti-mafia activism, revealing how ordinary people resist, counter, and prevent criminal economies from proliferating. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among anti-mafia alliances in Campania, Sicily, and other parts of Italy, Jerne details a particular aspect of mafia activities: providing cash relief and other forms of patronage to individuals and groups. Her research shows how activism has evolved to imitate this sustaining role. Activists are increasingly challenging mafia control both by creating alternative economies-from producing food that interrupts mafia labor practices to organizing tourism that supports anti-mafia hospitality-and by subversively adopting business tactics similar to the mafia’s to compete with their social influence and legitimacy. Exposing the political implications of this mimetic opposition, Jerne points to its potential impact on crime prevention and criminalization, both in Italy and globally. Opposition by Imitation shows how these modern-day Robin Hoods are redefining collective action, taking what was controlled by the mafias and returning it to the collective. This contentious economic turn, against the backdrop of broader social movements, reveals significant political possibilities afforded by imitative opposition. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.

Defying the mafia with everyday acts of resistance For more than 150 years, Italy has been home to a resilient and evolving resistance against the pervasive influence of mafias. While these criminal organizations are renowned for their vast international business enterprises, the collective actions taken to oppose them are less known. In Opposition by Imitation, Christina Jerne explores anti-mafia activism, revealing how ordinary people resist, counter, and prevent criminal economies from proliferating. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among anti-mafia alliances in Campania, Sicily, and other parts of Italy, Jerne details a particular aspect of mafia activities: providing cash relief and other forms of patronage to individuals and groups. Her research shows how activism has evolved to imitate this sustaining role. Activists are increasingly challenging mafia control both by creating alternative economies-from producing food that interrupts mafia labor practices to organizing tourism that supports anti-mafia hospitality-and by subversively adopting business tactics similar to the mafia’s to compete with their social influence and legitimacy. Exposing the political implications of this mimetic opposition, Jerne points to its potential impact on crime prevention and criminalization, both in Italy and globally. Opposition by Imitation shows how these modern-day Robin Hoods are redefining collective action, taking what was controlled by the mafias and returning it to the collective. This contentious economic turn, against the backdrop of broader social movements, reveals significant political possibilities afforded by imitative opposition. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.