Demonstrations and Revolution

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A reading and commentary on John Berger's essay on Demonstrations

Norm Diamond reads from and briefly discusses John Berger’s essay “The Nature of Mass Demonstrations,” focusing on what street demos can hope to accomplish and what they can’t. Berger regards unlicensed demonstrations as rehearsals for revolution. He was a prominent Marxist art critic, painter, novelist, and essayist who died at the age of 90 on January 2. His famous book on art, advertising, and perception Ways of Seeing is available here.

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