Introduction / Marc Herbst -- Art world as zombie culture: excellence, exodus and ideology -- Culture and the Communist turn -- Alterglobal allegory: Condé and Beveridge against the commodification of water -- By any means necessary: from the revolutionary art of Emory Douglas to the art activism of Jackie Sumell -- Afterthoughts on engaged art practice: ATSA and the state of emergency -- The non-productive role of the artist: the creative industries in Canada -- Protesting degree zero: on Black Bloc tactics, culture and building the movement -- The Québec maple spring, the red square and after -- Globalization and the politics of culture: an interview with Imre Szeman.