Aimed at: academics, scholars of political science, sociology and anthropology, web lovers, technology lovers, individual researchers in the political and social field, CCRU fans and occultists and l/accel curious
Language: English
Max. number of participants: 15
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We all have experienced from our point of view the ugly consequences of what meme and social media propaganda can bear. Recall the incessant online propaganda made by the neo-Nazi and white supremacist media apparatus (the so called alt-right) for which Donald Trump himself has repeatedly shown support: from his infamous tweet of 2015 at the beginning of the electoral campaign, which depicted him in the guise of Pepe the Frog, up to explicit declarations in support of white supremacism, to the devastating consequences that the cult of Qanon has had in dividing friends and families by bringing the most unexpected internet users (from your yoga teacher, to your concerned mum, to a psychedelic shaman) to the verge of conspiracy theories.
Can a meme change the reality we live in? Which were the most influential or maybe even magical memes in the history of the web? Can we subvert those mediatic strategies from a grassroots standpoint?
Part of 𝗧𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 #𝟭𝟭: 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗔: https://aksioma.org/memestetica
In the framework of KonS – Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art.
Applications for online workshop (Zoom):
https://forms.gle/1SWzhv6V5u6HY3iR9
Language: English
Max. number of participants: 15. Application deadline: 16th Maj 2021.