To Read
posted by Noah at 8:00 AM
Speaking of books, there's this rather large "to read" pile of work/teaching related ones on my desk that I'm trying to get through before this century is over. I don't have nearly enough time in my schedule to read them as quickly as I'd like, but hopefully I won't add too many more before I whittle this down a bit. In case you're interested, here's what's on the list (the top few are definitely the ones I plan to read sooner than later, after that it's up for grabs)...- Design Is The Problem by Nathan Shedroff [if you're interested in this one you can get a 15% discount directly from the publisher by using the code REBELLION]
- Good: An Introduction to Ethics in Graphic Design by Lucienne Roberts
- OurSpace: Resisting the Corporate Control of Culture by Christine Harold
- The Pirate's Dilemma by Matt Mason [which even comes with a remixable Creative Commons licensed logo!]
- The World Is Not For Sale by Josˆ© Bovˆ© & Franˆßois Dufour
- Mission Accomplished by Christopher Cerf & Victor Navasky
- Profit with Honor by Daniel Yankelovich
- Causewired Tom Watson
- Unmarketable by Anne Elizabeth Moore
- Brand Name Bullies by David Bollier
- Consuming Kids by Susan Linn
- Shameless Exploitation by Paul Newman & A.E. Hotchner
- Silent Theft by David Bollier
- Massive Change by Bruce Mau
Also please let me know what you thought of these if you've read them already and/or suggest others I should add to the pile (you can see some of the related books I've already read HERE and HERE).
Labels: books
2 Comments:
I've been meaning to write a review of "Unmarketable" on my own blog for a while now. I think it's a really important book, in the sense that it addresses a lot of behind-the-scenes (that is, hidden and obfuscated) marketing efforts that may otherwise go unnoticed among those of us who consider ourselves outside the sphere of consumerist influence.
My main beef with it, I suppose, is that it doesn't go deep enough. It raises a lot of issues, points out the obvious conflicts of interests, undermining and co-opting of subcultures that comes with these kinds of marketing techniques, but it doesn't necessarily provide much in the way of solutions (other than "beware").
There are also a lot of assumptions built into the book that I take issue with - it just doesn't feel academically rigorous enough for my tastes (yeah, I know, that makes me sound like a snot).
If you've got an anti-authoritarian, anti-consumerist, or otherwise rebellious bent, though, I'd def. recommend it. It'll get you all riled up.
’ÄîJJ
I've read Silent Theft by David Bollier. The butler did it. That should free you up a hair. And Jessie, writing reviews of these books for your blog. Inspired. Hadn't even considered it, and I have (had to) read a butt load of marketing books for work, and I host a marketing blog. I'm going to think seriously about that. Thanks for the inspiration.
Post a Comment
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home