Dissident Legacies of Samizdat Social Media Activism - Unlicensed Print Culture in Poland 1976-1990

This book tells the story of the dissident imaginary of samizdat activists, the political culture they created, and the pivotal role it had in the sustaining the resilience of the oppositional movement in Poland between 1976 and 1990. It adds to our understanding of the legacy of dissent and its relevance for the networked protests of today.

List of contents

Introduction: Dissident Imaginaries, Samizdat Social Media, and the Hirschman Question Part 1: Introducing Samizdat Social Media 1. Imaginaries and Practices of Samizdat Social Media 2. The Fate of Free Word Depends on Ourselves. The Origins of Dissident Social Media Activism Part 2: Solidarity Media Matters 3. Democracy as Oversight. The Trade Union and its Press 4. Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Trade Union Press between Social Media and Surrogate Mass Media 5. Indivisible are the Principles which Orient our Actions. Trade Union Press in Proceedings of Solidarity’s First National Congress Part 3: The Underground Society 6. Dissident Social Media during and after the Martial Law 7. Political Economy of Unlicensed Publishing Part 4: Lost in Transition 8. Crisis and Compromise 9. The Exceptional Moment of Dissident Politics 10. The Margin of Liberty Conclusion

About the author

Piotr Wciślik is Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the Digital Humanities Centre at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He has published extensively on the history of dissident political thought and dissident media, and is currently developing a data-driven approach in that area.

Summary

This book tells the story of the dissident imaginary of samizdat activists, the political culture they created, and the pivotal role it had in the sustaining the resilience of the oppositional movement in Poland between 1976 and 1990. It adds to our understanding of the legacy of dissent and its relevance for the networked protests of today.

Product details

• Authors: Wci&, Piotr (Institute of Literary Research of Wcislik, Piotr Wciślik
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780367756697
• ISBN: 978-0-367-75669-7
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / General, Poland, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Poland, Political structures: democracy, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Regional Geography, The Cold War, Marxism & Communism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Russia / General