Handbook of Hate Memes
"Hate memes as early warning signs
Hateful thoughts about others and often strong (visual) frames that carry them have been described for centuries in human history. In more recent times, the Second World War and the Holocaust loom large as an extreme outgrowth of hateful thought and action. Although the origins of this mass violence lie in a complex interplay of actors and factors that bring it from idea to deed, an ever-present element is precisely this hateful framing of ‘the other’. Those who are not like us, have different ideas, different behavior, different values, different culture, different religion, and above all look different to us."
Notes: this is a sort of a coffee table book co-funded by the EU with illustrations and examples of rightwing meme culture. It contains everything from Pepe the frog to Tyrone and the Happy merchant. (2022)
#memes #europe #politics #culture
"Hate memes as early warning signs
Hateful thoughts about others and often strong (visual) frames that carry them have been described for centuries in human history. In more recent times, the Second World War and the Holocaust loom large as an extreme outgrowth of hateful thought and action. Although the origins of this mass violence lie in a complex interplay of actors and factors that bring it from idea to deed, an ever-present element is precisely this hateful framing of ‘the other’. Those who are not like us, have different ideas, different behavior, different values, different culture, different religion, and above all look different to us."
Notes: this is a sort of a coffee table book co-funded by the EU with illustrations and examples of rightwing meme culture. It contains everything from Pepe the frog to Tyrone and the Happy merchant. (2022)
#memes #europe #politics #culture