Culture jamming: A sociological perspective

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 116-138

  Carducci, Vince ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

'Hacktivism'; Consumer resistance; Culture jamming; Social marketing; Social movements; The expressivist turn

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249152868     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540506062722     Document Type: Article

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