A single repertoire performance can act where full social movements have no standing

Evidence

Yet one performance from the social-movement repertoire— the street demonstration—figured importantly in the Soviet collapse, and continues to produce political consequences through much of the former Soviet zone. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1248

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: Sustained challenge plus WUNC displays defines the social movement form — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1128; The same expressive act carries different weight depending on setting noise and activity; Nonreductionist analysis must trace movement through the whole social formation, not just the base (+1 more)

Broader Connections