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Hacktivism and Tactical Media

Tactical media emerged back in 1996 relating to a movement created in order to challenge the viewers. Media, art and political activism became different types of methods used to induce different thoughts and feelings yet has continuously re-articulated through its practice. David Garcia, a media activist defined Tactical Media as “ "what happens when the cheap 'do it yourself' media, made possible by the revolution in consumer electronics and expanded forms of distribution (from public access cable to the internet) are exploited by groups and  individuals who feel aggrieved by or excluded from the wider culture.” [1]  This is what separates it from mainstream media. Tactical media allowed artists to exploit technological changes and begin to self-produce media, along with initially recreating the ideas of what media has the potential to do/be. For example, artist Krzysztof Wodiczko used the tactical media method within his art to raise awareness of homele...
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