
Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity
by Anne Elizabeth Moore
For
years the do-it-yourself (DIY)/punk underground has worked against the
logic of mass production and creative uniformity, disseminating radical
ideas and directly making and trading goods and services. But what
happens when the underground becomes just another market? What happens
when the very tools that the artists and activists have used to build
word of mouth are coopted by corporate America? What happens to cultural
resistance when it becomes just another marketing platform?
Unmarketable
examines the corrosive effects of corporate infiltration of the
underground. Activist and author Anne Elizabeth Moore takes a critical
look at the savvy advertising agencies, corporate marketing teams, and
branding experts who use DIY techniques to reach a youth market—and at
members of the underground who have helped forward corporate agendas
through their own artistic, and occasionally activist, projects.
Covering everything from Adbusters to Tylenol's indie-star-studded Ouch! campaign, Unmarketable
is a lively, funny, and much-needed look at what's happening to the
underground and what it means for activism, commerce, and integrity in a
world dominated by corporations.
A lively, funny, and much-needed look at what's happening to the underground and what it means for activism, commerce, and integrity in a world dominated by corporations.
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