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Uprising By Didi-Huberman Summary

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In order for a revolution to be successful, there are many components and stages that play into it. Matter of fact, George Didi-Huberman, the author of the article Uprisings argues that there are five different parts: elements, gestures, words, conflicts, and desires. Each part is unique and significant in its own way. This can be noted from analyzing different revolutions and rebellions throughout time and the outcome of them. Agreeing with Didi-Huberman, I will provide examples of each division and demonstrate how each one is necessary.
Before a revolution starts or prior to the people remotely having the idea for one, there must be issues that the people are against. Issues that the government or a higher power has imposed onto the people. These issues are the elements that Did-Huberman speaks of, “And when we rise up from a real ‘disaster,’ it means that we meet what oppresses us, and those who seek to make it impossible for us to move, with the resistance of forces that are desires and imaginations first of all, that is to say psychical forces of unleashing and of reopening possibilities” . The elements are made up of factors that push people to a point where they no longer can tolerate it and as a result, they feel the need to uprise against the authorities and the laws. Examples of issues …show more content…

Desires are what encourage the people to go forward with a revolution and continue it throughout. It reminds them why they are resisting and what they want as an outcome. Their desires for improvement is what motivates them throughout the process and long after the end. They will continue to fight for the country and continue attempting to improve it even after the revolution because they want the country to be better for the next generation. After that, it is desired for the country to only improve for the people. Not just a selected few people based on racial, social and economic status, but for

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