Walkout: A Brief History of Student Organizing

by Interference Archive

Curation and research by Jen Hoyer, Justin Mugits, Nitesh Menon and Katy Nelson

96 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2020

Reviews

[Anneke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not entirely comprehensive of the history of student organizing, but it also doesn’t set out to be. I think the book is probably best suited for American audiences, or for those seeking background on American history? because of its emphasis on US and Mexican demonstrations and the majority of the text being in English and regarding US politics (also this was produced by the Brooklyn Arts Council so that definitely contributes). I loved the archival material in this book and I thought it was incredibly effective in demonstrating the ways 20th c. students mobilized and utilized visual culture in tandem with language to produce material change through actions. The chronological structure worked great for me and it didn’t feel at all overwhelming, even though a large breadth of material was being addressed. I would love to produce a booklet like this at some point !! some of the graphic design choices didn’t work in their favor 100% (some text being too small or jammed into the spine and therefore illegible), but the layout was very clean overall and more or less followed an aesthetic logic. I would totally recommend this book to someone interested in student organizing and who appreciates learning about history through visual/material culture.

[inés · Rating 4 out of 5]

entiendo que el libro no pretende abarcar la totalidad de movimientos estudiantiles pero me hubiese gustado que se hablase del movimiento estudiantil chicano. (y, creo que en el capítulo de después de los dosmiles también se podrían mencionar las protestas por el aumento de las tasas universitarias en uk).