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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results15 Connexions Library1 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 8 Sources Library 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe Activist Cookbook: A Hands-on Manual for Organizers, Artists and Educators who want to get their message across in powerful, creative ways  Boyd, Andrew Book 1997 Spicy recipes for fighting economic injustice. Beautiful Trouble - Pocket Edition: A Toolbox for Revolution Boyd, Andrew; Mitchell, Dave Oswald (eds.) Book 2014 Ideas for organizers. Chevron's $80 million ad campaign gets flushed Article 2010 A day-long comedy of errors, and Chevron's waking nightmare, began when Rainforest Action Network and Amazon Watch, together with the Yes Lab, pre-empted Chevron's multi-million dollar "We Agree" ad c... The Newsfakers: Whose hands are behind those dramatic YouTube pictures? Cockburn, Patrick Article 2012 YouTube and blogs have made it easier than ever to fabricate events. The media are happy to run unsubstantiated reports and footage. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 1, 2017: April 1 issue Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Other Voices always strives to present you with alternative views on important topics. This issue offers some really alternative perspectives and even some "alternative facts." As always, read critica... Philosophy journal spoofed, retracts hoax article McCook, Alison Article 2016 A philosophy journal that focuses on the teachings of philosopher Alain Badiou has apparently fallen victim to yet another Sokal hoax, and has retracted a fake article submitted by authors trying to e... Postmodernism Generator Bulhak, Andrew C. Website 2000 A computer program written by Andrew. C. Bulhak using the Dada Engine, a system for generating random text. Each time you click on the page, it generates a brand-new postmodernist essay, completely me... A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense: Find Your Inner Chomsky Baillargeon, Normand Book 2005 What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through everyday spin and jargon -- from politics to advertising, from... Skaggs, Joey: Connexipedia Article Article American prankster who has organized numerous successful media pranks, hoaxes, and other presentations. He is considered one of the originators of the phenomenon known as culture jamming. (Born 1945). Skeptical Inquirer: The Magazine for Science and Reason - Periodical profile Serial Publication (Periodical) Encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to t... Total terrorism solution Article 2016 Hoax highlights failures of military, security approaches to terrorism. Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process Oransky, Ivan Article 2016 The world, it seems, cannot get enough of Sokal-type hoaxes. A French journal, Sociétés, has retracted an article allegedly penned by one Jean-Marc Tremblay but actually written by two sociologists, M... Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity Sokal, Alan Article 1996 Alan Sokal submitted this parody of postmodernism, poststructuralist theory, deconstruction, and political moralism to the journal Social Text. The editors failed to spot the hoax and published it as ... Yes Men punk TPP and US Trade Ambassador with fake "Corporate Power Tool Award" Doctorow, Cory Article 2012 US Trade Ambassador Ron Kirk was in Dallas to kick off a corporate power-event to drum up support for the foundering, secretive Transpacific Partnership, a secret treaty that builds on the work of ACT... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesJoeySkaggs.com Joey Skaggs is a storyteller, myth-maker, skeptic, philosopher, writer, performer, and artist. His work is designed to rock the boat -- disturb, provoke, aggravate, and annoy the status quo, as well a... Sources LibraryAnti-capitalism campaigners distribute spoof edition of Financial Times Sources News Release 2009 Anti-capitalism campaigners in London have published a spoof edition of the Financial Times today as Britian prepares to host next week's G20 summit in London. Improperganda The Art of the Publicity Stunt Borkowski, Art 2000 A survey of publicity stunts, scams, hypes, and PR heists The man behind the great Dickens and Dostoevsky hoax Moss, Stephen 2013 When writer AD Harvey invented an 1862 meeting between Dickens and Dostoevsky, it was for years accepted as fact. So why did he do it – and why did he also create a series of fake academic identities? McDonald's Denies NYPD Deal to Give Happy Meals to Stop and Frisk Victims 2012 McDonald's denied participating in a campaign called "Three Strikes, You're In!" that rewarded New Yorkers who have been victims of NYPD's stop and frisk policies with a Happy Meal. The Yes Men have c... Pranks, Frauds, and Hoaxes from Around the World Carroll, Robert 2004 It's pretty easy to hoax people. We all want to be deceived, but only up to a point. Some hoaxes are fun and pleasant, others malicious and unpleasant. We'd like a way to tell the difference. 'Special' New York Times Blankets Cities with Message of Hope and Change Sources News Release 2008 Hundreds of independent writers, artists, and activists are claiming credit for an elaborate project, 6 months in the making, in which 1.2 million copies of a "special edition" of the New York Times w... From the Connexions ArchivesJames Randi Educational Foundation WWW site Website An educational resource on the paranormal, parascientific and the supernatural. The Skeptic's Dictionary Website A Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions. |
