Reflecting on Visual Activism at Caltech
June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024
PASADENA, California, June 27 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
Political activism can take myriad forms: petitions, lobbying legislatures, demonstrations, protests, strikes, boycotts, and even riots. All are aimed at communicating something to an audience, and frequently a large audience at that. These are attempts to be heard.
Crucially, they are also attempts to be seen: to gather people physically, occupy spaces, carry signs, write . . .
Political activism can take myriad forms: petitions, lobbying legislatures, demonstrations, protests, strikes, boycotts, and even riots. All are aimed at communicating something to an audience, and frequently a large audience at that. These are attempts to be heard.
Crucially, they are also attempts to be seen: to gather people physically, occupy spaces, carry signs, write . . .