Beautiful Trouble truly is a toolbox for revolution. It's rare to come across something like this. Each of the three subcategories listed contains specific strategies for artists, activists, and anarchists. There are several posts on the 'principle' page having to do with the presentation of your content. This is something I'm really on board with. Although one had to do specifically with branding, and another one about your attire and physical appearance, both were touching a very similar place. Both had to do with ensuring that you present yourself/case in a particular way. I loved the quote at the beginning of the article titled. "Don't dress like a protester". “Dress like a Republican so you can talk like an anarchist." This is something I've enjoyed from a young age. There's a really satisfying sense of infiltration of the dark side when you achieve this. I think it's something super simple, and easy to implement, but most activists I know are too proud or bitter to do this. It can be an easy way to gain some immediate trust or attention of the audience you're trying to reach, but is often times overlooked.
Speaking of which, the tactics tab has an article specifically on infiltration. Infiltration here is talked about more in a pure sense, whereby you are trying to find information out, or just play a trick of some sort. This tab has a lot of great ideas, however some seem a bit cautious? A lot of the strategies I found here direct you to make light of, or poke fun at the group you're trying to act upon.
The 'Theories' tab contained maybe the most detailed, and valuable information of them all. These theories are more complex ideas. Although they aren't quite as tangible as the aforementioned subcategories, I think this information can really lead people to creating new forms of revolution. Many of the ideas spoke about here were concepts that were introduced to me in out ISP class during our first year as an MFA in the theater program. These include, but aren't limited to, theater of the oppressed, Brecht's alienation effect, and pedagogy of the oppressed.
Speaking of which, the tactics tab has an article specifically on infiltration. Infiltration here is talked about more in a pure sense, whereby you are trying to find information out, or just play a trick of some sort. This tab has a lot of great ideas, however some seem a bit cautious? A lot of the strategies I found here direct you to make light of, or poke fun at the group you're trying to act upon.
The 'Theories' tab contained maybe the most detailed, and valuable information of them all. These theories are more complex ideas. Although they aren't quite as tangible as the aforementioned subcategories, I think this information can really lead people to creating new forms of revolution. Many of the ideas spoke about here were concepts that were introduced to me in out ISP class during our first year as an MFA in the theater program. These include, but aren't limited to, theater of the oppressed, Brecht's alienation effect, and pedagogy of the oppressed.
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