| Abstract | The article discusses a study of the link between visual symbolism, collective memory, and protest. Topics include an examination of visual protest symbolism through photographs taken at the protest against the Group of Twenty (G20) countries in London, England on April 1, 2009, and the six types of visual protest symbolism, such as costumes, effigies, and flags, that rely on individuals' collective memory to mobilize. Also discussed is an evaluation of the protest symbols as cultural objects in relation to their institutional retention, retrievability, rhetorical power, and resonance.
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