culture jamming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various methods of modifying mass media (especially advertisements) to convey a different message.

Word forms

culture jamming culture jammings

Etymology

From culture jammer, coined by sound collage band Negativland in their album JamCon '84 (1984), by metaphor to jamming a radio signal.

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