The August riots, shock and the prohibition of thought
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3833652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keir Milburn (0000-0001-7804-8977, University of Leicester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 401-409 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Capital & Class (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8168 • E-ISSN: 2041-0980 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0309816812453733 |
| OpenAlex | W2149113149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
In the immediate aftermath of the August 2011 riots discussion of their context and meaning was severely restricted. This paper examines this prohibition on thought through the construction of a concept of shock as an immobilising excess of unexpected information. Positioning this concept within the problematics of contemporary social movements, we then ask how shock absorbers might be built into movement practice by collectivising the reception of potentially 'shocking' information, producing the right conditions for collective analysis. In the aftermath of the riots, it is suggested here, the weak ties of social media proved less than adequate for such a task
Criminology · Economics · Epistemology · Management · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · History · Law · Marxism and Critical Theory · Philosophy · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Media and Politics
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |