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Dedicated to documenting the compelling graphics, art projects, and cultural movements of international resistance and liberation struggles, this unique resource serves as an active discussion of the role of art in revolution. Introducing the artists and cultural workers who have been at the center of upheavals and revolts, this work expands beyond graphic arts and includes political posters, comics, murals, zines, and features works from both present and past--from political freight train graffiti to subversive photo montages in 1980s San Francisco.

Signal:08 collects and connects the culture and politics of international Black Power publishing, the 1960s anarchist and antimilitarist illustrations of Vera Williams and Liberation magazine, memorializing those murdered by anti-Sikh violence in India, the agitprop of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the aesthetics and politics of a reenactment of the largest rebellion of enslaved people in US history. Crossing continents and communities, print and performance, Signal weaves a story of how culture is central to social transformation, both yesterday and today.Highlights of the eighth volume of Signal include:Writing for the Revolution: Publishing and Designing Black Power Books by Andrew FearnleyHope in the Midst of Apathy: Liberation magazine and the Covers of Vera Williams by Alec DunnMost of My Heroes: Stamps in Memory of Anti-Sikh Violence by Vijay S. Jodha & S. RaviOur Code of Morals Is Our Revolution: Agit Prop Travel Documents of the Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineSlave Rebellion Reenactment: An Interview with Dread Scott by Josh MacPhee

Latest in the series dedicated to documenting and sharing compelling graphics, art projects, and cultural movements of international resistance and liberation struggles. Artists and cultural workers have been at the centre of upheavals and revolts the world over, from the painters and poets in the Paris Commune to the poster-makers and street-theatre performers of the Occupy movement. Signal brings these artists and their work to a new audience, digging deep through our common history to unearth their images and stories.

Signal weaves a story of how culture is central to social transformation, both yesterday and today.This ongoing series is dedicated to documenting and sharing political graphics, creative projects, and cultural production of international resistance and liberation struggles.Highlights of the ninth volume of Signal include:Hell No, We Won’t Glow: Selections from the Anti-Nuclear Power Discography by Dirk Bannink and Sean P. KilcoyneThey Have Calluses on Their Tongues. We Have Calluses on Our Hands. Davide Tidoni interviews Italian artist and self-appointed worker communicator Pietro PerottiClick to Edit: Print on demand and the aesthetics and means for production of the far right by Alex LucasCreative Freedom behind the Iron Curtain Aaron Terry explores the film posters of the