“Culture jamming is enjoying a resurgence, in part because of technological advancements but also more pertinently, because of the good old rules of supply and demand. Something not far from the surfaces of the public psyche is delighted to see the icons of corporate power subverted and mocked. There is, in short, a market for it. With commercialism able to overpower the traditional authority of religion, politics and schools, corporations have emerged a the natural targets for all sorts of free-floating rage and rebellion. The new ethos that culture jamming taps into is go-for-the-corporate-jugular.” ArtCultureCapitalismResistanceCorporationsCorporate ResistanceCulture Jamming Book:No Logo Source: No Logo
“Ads and logos are our shared global culture and language, and people are insisting on the right to use that language, to reformulate it in the way that artists and writers always do with cultural material,.” PeopleWayUseArtistCultureLanguageMaterialsAdsInsistingLogosArtists And WritersCulture And Language Author:Naomi Klein
“My favorite sign here says, "I care about you." In a culture that trains people to avoid each other's gaze, to say, "Let them die," that is a deeply radical statement.” PeopleCareDiesCultureTrainMy FavoriteStatementsRadicalI Care Author:Naomi Klein
“The task is clear: to create a culture of caretaking in which no one and nowhere is thrown away, in which the inherent value of people and all life is foundational.” PeopleLife IsValuesCultureClearTasksThrownInherentCaretaking Author:Naomi Klein
“We live in this culture of endless extraction and disposal: extraction from the earth, extraction from people's bodies, from communities, as if there's no limit, as if there's no consequence to how we're taking and disposing, and as if it can go on endlessly. We are reaching the breaking point on multiple levels. Communities are breaking, the planet is breaking, people's bodies are breaking. We are taking too much.” EarthCultureCommunityConsequenceMultiplePoint Break Author:Naomi Klein
“Despite different cultures, middle-class youth all over the world seem to live their lives as if in a parallel universe. They get up in the morning, put on their Levi's and Nikes, grab their caps and backpacks, and Sony personal CD players and head for school.” IfsWorldDifferentSeemsSchoolCultureUniverseClassMorningPlayerMiddleYouthDespiteGet UpMiddle ClassParallelsCapsCdsDifferent CulturesNikeSonyParallel UniverseLevi'sCd Players Book:No Logo Source: No Logo
“I see The Gap ads as being a great example of how branding has changed. Those Gap campaigns are pop culture. They've been incredibly powerful. They have had the kind of effect on culture that a hit band has. Just look at The Gap's Khaki swing ads, which were music videos. They had this tremendous impact on the industry - suddenly everything started looking like Gap ads and it became difficult to know who was co-opting whom and who was creating culture.” KnowsLooksKindCultureDifficultPowerfulEffectsExampleChangedIndustryBandCreatingImpactPopsCampaignsVideoAdvertisingGapsAdsSwingsBrandingPop Culture Author:Naomi Klein
