169:, University of London, Heinz Nigg has digitised and archived several video collections from the 1970s to the 2010s. Nigg sees videos from this period as important historical sources, that provide insights into social movements and cultural dynamics of the time. They show how video was used to make social change visible. For ethnographic urban research, video archives offer authentic representations of different communities inscribing themselves in urban spaces. Nigg also believes in their potential for media education, community work and art practices with a social purpose. Overall, he sees video archives as sites of memory. They contribute to the reflection on new media in society.
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For Nigg, do-it-yourself video continues to play a crucial role in art, politics and social movements. Now an integral part of every mobile phone, video invites participation and is an expression of the digital revolution. In his book Rebel Video and on its website, Nigg demonstrates that it is now
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he was banned from teaching at the university. This case of censorship led to a wave of international solidarity with Dr. Nigg and Prof. Lorenz G. Loeffler, head of the department.
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Spectacle, Pleasure
Principle or the Carnivalesque? A Reader on Possibilities, Experiences of Difference and Strategies of the Carnivalesque in Cultural/Political Practice.
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Karnavaleske? Ein Reader über Möglichkeiten, Differenzerfahrungen und Strategien des Karnavalesken in kultureller/politischer Praxis
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Rebel Video. Die Videobewegung der 1970er- und 1980er-Jahre. London, Basel , Bern, Lausanne und ZĂĽrich.
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