Week 5- Tutespark

As previously discussed, Culture Jamming is becoming more prominent as technology is advancing. While the internet may provide an easy means to disperse a message for millions to view it, it is not the most prominent form of culture jamming. Culture Jammers are getting their message across in many different ways and have done so for many years.

While culture jamming is said to have existed from medieval times, one particularly influential group existed 1950's until the early 1970's. This group callled the 'Situationists' somewhat brought meaning and light to the cause. The group of international revolutionaries hit their peak during the time of the general wild cats strike in France 1968 (http://libcom.org/thought/situationists-an-introduction).

Culture jamming exists in order to disrupt the norm and get a significant message across, it can also be damaging. For example, culture jamming hit the front page when two sixteen year old girls were charged with endangering health after leaving mild stimulants and pain killers wrapped in soft lollies in a McDonalds play pit (http://the-riotact.com/?p=10991)





Some of the most influential forms of culture jamming were the slurs on advertisements. For example, the following protest of the Iraq war recreates the famous iPod adverts to bring light to the death and horror of the Iraq war.