Burning Images: A History of Effigy Protests

Hanging and burning effigies, scarecrow-like puppets representing politicians, is a specific theatrical form of political protest that has become increasingly visible in news media, particularly in protests against United States military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, in us domestic politics, and in the Arab Spring. Taking these events as points of departure, Göttke investigates the conditions of this visual genre of protest, its roots and genealogies in a number of countries, its aest...