Language:
Hebrew
Year of publication:
2013
Titel der Quelle:
תיאוריה וביקורת; במה ישראלית
Angaben zur Quelle:
41 (2013) 97-119
Keywords:
New towns Social conditions
;
Israel Social conditions
Abstract:
The modes of expression, organization, and protest in the urban "frontierriphery" during the social protest of summer 2011 are discussed. The focus is on three tent camps set up on the geographical and social margins of Tel Aviv–Yafo: in the Hatikva Quarter, in Lewinsky Park, and in Hashnayim Park in Jaffa. The analysis of activism in the urban periphery is conducted through the lens of several key concepts: activism, "frontierriphery," networks, and representations of protest. Three themes are discussed in relation to these concepts and on the basis of ethnographic research conducted at one of the tent camps and informants who were active in other camps: the participants' composition and identities, and the encounter between "new" and "veteran" activists; the issues discussed and demands raised; and the activism that developed after the camps were dismantled. The urban frontierriphery turns out to differ from all previous protest camps in Israel, with regard to the efforts to achieve solidarity and unity among the activists, using both digital means and traditional formats. The potential significance of the links among diverse struggles and activists with different identities are highlighted, revealing how these links transcend the current national and ethno-social discourse. Finally, the way in which the uniqueness of the frontierriphery protest contributed to its continuation by other means and in other spaces, with a potential that is yet to evaluated, is shown.
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
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