Tournament: Little Rock Classic | Round: 1 | Opponent: Cabot CT | Judge: Akul Shrivastava
The affirmative is a form of performative activism; they seek to address the controversy of the day. This allows for contemporary fascism to manifest and contributes to the banalization of activism. Trigo, 20
Laura Alvarez Trigo – Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature, MA in Teaching, and postgraduate qualification as Gender Equality Promoter. I am currently a PhD candidate in American Studies at Instituto Franklin-UAH and I am writing my thesis on the connection between Media Theory and Don DeLillo. My research interests focus on postmodernist American Literature, Media Theory, Feminism and Fan Culture. “SPECIAL ISSUE | Performance and K-pop Stans: Digital Activism in 2020,” 5 December 2020, https://popmec.hypotheses.org/3524 Cgilbert
The consumption of news catering to specific ideologies, although …
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… the Internet has become, the purpose of activism is ultimately diluted.
The 1975 and Greta Thunberg are proof that the civil disobedience of the aff will be commodified under capital exploitation. This turns the aff because they create a “feel good” story but in reality the impacts of the 1ac will continue post their civil disobedience. Peirson-Hagger, 19
Ellen Peirson-Hagger is assistant culture editor at the New Statesman. “Greta Thunberg features on a new track by The 1975 – but it doesn’t sit right with me,” 6 September 2019, The New Stateman UK Edition, https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2019/09/greta-thunberg-features-new-track-1975-it-doesn-t-sit-right-me Cgilbert
Yes, I am pleased that the severity of the climate crisis is an issue that is …
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… have a long way to go before they become the figureheads for climate-friendly rock.
Thus the alternative – in the face of performative activism and civil disobedience we propose a method of boycotting via ethical consumption. Micro-level resistance in Palestine proves how this can not only change the narrative on social issues but also eats at the heart of colonial dominance and oppression. Hourani and Hourani, 21
Lujayn Hourani is a Palestinian writer, editor, and arts worker who lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne. Jeanine Hourani is a Palestinian activist, campaigner and storyteller who lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne. “The politics and solidarity of food,” 10 June 2021, https://overland.org.au/2021/06/the-politics-and-solidarity-of-food/comment-page-1/ Cgilbert
Boycotting as a specific tactic organises people to take collective action against …
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… in Newtown, and order Palestinian food produce at Palestine Fair Trade and Sprinkle and Dash.