SWP 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lower East Side, Police Riot, Vimeo
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Lower east side of manhattan: symbolically represents resistance, history of resistance - resistance against gentrification. The battle is over the park but it is symbolic as well. Also, we are using this as an exercise to both look at the meaning of power as well as the claims one can make to be powerful. Bases of power: bases of power mean that people gain power through appealing to certain way to legitimize their power. Information who controls the symbols of information and their interpretation. Illegal actions illegal activity expands the scope of the game, giving power to those who go beyond the accepted limits or rules of play. Laws - determining the rules and who wins the game. Power: the capacity to help move people in a desire direction to accomplish an end (this can be both good and bad)
