| ID | 121431 |
| Title Proper | Prison, nuisance, or spectacle? the 2009 "cell" protests in Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kabachnik, Peter |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | For over three months in 2009 demonstrations took place in front of the Georgian Parliament on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia. The protest involved a unique production of urban space as makeshift prison "cells" were placed in the landscape. The cells emerged following calls by the host of a popular reality television show, Cell #5. In order to illustrate the multiple meanings that people have of terrains of resistance, I highlight three dominant associations that people attributed to the cells: the prison metaphor; a public nuisance; and a spectacle. This case clearly exemplifies how popular culture will not only impact people's geopolitical understandings of the world but can directly alter the landscape and transform and encourage oppositional politics in a direct and immediate manner. |
| `In' analytical Note | Geopolitics Vol. 18, No.1; 2013: p.1-23 |
| Journal Source | Geopolitics Vol: 18 No 1 |
| Key Words | Prison ; Nuisance ; Georgia ; Tbilisi ; Protests - 2009 ; Popular Culture |