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Building on cultural psychology and taking inspiration from the George Simmel’s work, this introduction considers resistance as an act of human and societal creativity and thus as developmental at its core. Resistance can be local, such as fleeting moments in one person’s life, or a collective and historical revolt. The chapters in this section introduce this variety.
If we had not the power and right to oppose tyranny and obstinacy, caprice and tactlessness we could not endure relationships with people who betray such characteristics. We should be driven to deeds of desperation which would put the relationship to an end. (…) such disagreeable circumstances tend to become intensified if they are endured quietly and without protest …
(Simmel, 1903, p. 493).
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Hviid, P. (2017). Cultural Productions Through Resistance: An Introduction to Section I. In: Chaudhary, N., Hviid, P., Marsico, G., Villadsen, J. (eds) Resistance in Everyday Life. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3581-4_2
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