Affinity, affection, organization: black blocs’ mobilization processes

Authors

  • Victor Alves Fernandes 1. Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2. Observatório InCiTe - Inovação, Cidadania, Tecnociência
  • Yurij Castelfranchi 1. Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas - Universidade Federal de Minas Gderais 2. Observatório InCiTe - Inovação, Cidadania, Tecnociência 3. 3. INCT-CPCT - Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia para a Comunicação Pública da C&T

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/csu.2019.55.1.02

Abstract

On this paper, we investigate black bloc’s mobilization processes for protest events,based on semi-structured interviews and participant observation. In order to do so,firstly we localize black blocs in the field of autonomism, highlighting the autonomistcultural and identity plurality. Secondly, we proceed to map the analysis on black bloc’smobilization processes in Brazil and abroad. Finally, we take on our interviews’ contentanalysis, provided with theoretical elements extracted from the expert literature on onehand and, on the other hand, with ethnographical experience. Our results converge intothe creation of three interrelated types of black blocs’ mobilization, oriented by (a) thearticulation of affinity groups; (b) previous and systematic bloc organization; and (c) thespontaneous bloc formation through the sharing of affective states and interaction ondigital social networks.

Key words: Black blocs; mobilization; organization.

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Published

2019-08-19

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 1 (2019): January/April

Section

Seção Temática: Cultura e Hegemonia no Capitalismo Contemporâneo

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