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wow
so panel
amazevery memes
so meme
such lols
wow
very globals
very politics
much nation#lolnations
#LOLNATIONS
Andrés Monroy-HernándezBen ValentineElena Agapie
Katy Pearce
ofV
@andresmh@bennyv@elenaagp@katypearce
UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL MEMES
News media
Political cartoons
Prompt for collective action
Understanding geopolitical perceptions
Reveal societal biases
6 REASONS WHY MEMES ARE MEANINFGUL
they send him a message to tell him to run away…
the message is sent via WhatsApp
1. News media
I SUPPORTED PEÑA’S ELECTORAL FRAUD SO MEXICO GOES ROCK
BOTTOM
AND IT GETS READY TO IMPROVE
MEXICO DOESN’T LIKE ME
I DON’T GIVE A SH*T
3. Political cartoons
MORRIS THE CAT
4. Prompt for collective action
Let me see if I understood…
You’re saying you cannot find the body of “El Lazca”?...hahaha
Maybe they put it next to Bin Laden’s…
5. Understanding geopolitical perceptions
6. Reveal societal biases
SO YOU’RE TELLING ME THAT IN MEXICO
A COMPANY NAMED “BIMBO” SELLS “NEGRITOS”??
EAST AFRICAN MEMES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
BEN VALENTINE, @BENNNYVTHE CIVIC BEAT
THANK YOU:
-DANIEL MWESIGWA @VALANCHEE-SAMUEL KAMUGISHA @SKAMZAC-AN XIAO MINA @ANXIAOSTUDIO
#LOLnationsVia: Urban Legend Kampala
Via: @DCKehranVia: @Siteiya#LOLnations
Via: Tanzanian Meme Facebook group. #LOLnations
Via: Urban Legend Kampala #LOLnations
"THE GOAL IS NOT TO COMMUNICATE,
EXPRESS, OR INFORM, BUT INSTEAD TO
PERFORM ALL THOSE LOCAL IDENTITIES, VALUES, WAYS OF LIFE, CULTURAL PRACTICES, AND
FORMS OF INTERACTION.”
-CLEMENCIA RODRIGUEZ
#LOLnations
#LOLnations
Via: Tanzanian Meme Facebook group. #LOLnations
“SIGNALING OUR
PREFERENCES – TO OTHERS –
IS A KEY DIMENSION OF HUMAN ACTION.”
- ZEYNEP TUFEKCI
#LOLnations
“POWER IS THE ABILITY NOT JUST TO TELL THE STORY OF ANOTHER PERSON,
BUT TO MAKE IT THE DEFINITIVE STORY OF
THAT PERSON.”
- CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE
#LOLnations
Via Facebook users from Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
#LOLnations
(Kati Kati = Now) Via: @Wabwire
Via: @jssozi
#LOLnations
ELENA AGAPIE, @ELENAAGPVISITING FELLOW, MICROSOFT RESEARCH
PHD STUDENT, HUMAN CENTERED DESIGN AND ENGINEERINGUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
MEMES FOR POLITICAL DISCOURSE
ROMANIAN MEMES
Memes, cultural features and diffusion channels during political crisis
#LOLnations
MEMES USED TO HUMORIZE POLITICAL DISTRESS
Critiquing political characters
Making fun of situation with no solution
#LOLnations
MEMES USED TO EXPRESS POLITICAL DIFFERENCES
Memes show pluralism of perspectives
Entertainment used to depict serious issues #LOLnations
PRIME MINISTER PONTA as JAMES BOND
PRESIDENT BASESCUas DIE HARD
MY NAME IS PASTE, COPY-PASTE…
MEMES EXPRESS CULTURAL VALUES AND STEREOTYPES
East vs West support
#LOLnations
COPY FROM RUSSIA PASTE TO
ROMANIA
− DO YOU KNOW WHY PONTA WANTS TO BECOME PRESIDENT?
− NO!− HE DOESN’T
EITHER
MEMES EXPRESS CULTURAL VALUES AND STEREOTYPES
Mixing political symbols with entertainment:Hammer and sicklevsVampires and cemeteries #LOLnations
HANGING THE OMBUDSMANBURRYING THE CONSTITUTIONYOU ARE NEXT!
DISREGARD PRIME MINISTER PONTA
Cultural preferences for books & politician stereotypes
#LOLnations
THIEF FOR ONE AND ONE FOR THIEFS
THE 3 BOSCHETEERS
IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT BASESCU
-
#LOLnations
I JUST GOT A MISSION BASESCU IMPEACHED
CHANNEL DIFFERENCES
#LOLnations
CHANNEL DIFFERENCES
#LOLnations
VS.
CHANNEL DIFFERENCES
#LOLnations
VS.
POLITICAL SUPPORT IN THE FILTER BUBBLE
IMPACT OF MEMES
Social media supported offline protestCitizens did not vote
SUSPENDED CITIZEN #LOLnations
MEMES & HUMOR AS A LAST RESORT DURING CRISIS
#LOLnationsA ROMANIA TO LAUGH AT
PONTA and
COLLABORATOR
Humor to vocalize opinionsChannel to vocalize social issues
MEMES FOR POLITICAL DISSENT AND SUPRESSION
KATY PEARCE, @KATYPEARCEUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
• CHEAP TO PRODUCE• FUNNY• SHAREABLE• ANONYMOUS• TRACKABLE• CAN BE USED FOR POLITICAL
PURPOSES, INCLUDING DISSENT
• BUT ALSO CAN BE USED TO SUPRESS
MEMES
#LOLnations
THIS AIN’T YOUR DADDY’S AUTHORITARIANISM
Being a dictator is tough today!
- No more Soviet sponsorship- The democracy promotion industry- Internet and technologies
Today’s dictators are savvier and more nimble than before and they need legitimacy that only the law can provide
- Reference democratic concepts- Don’t steal elections so obviously- Don’t arrest NGO members, send health inspectors
to the office- Audit an opposition radio station rather than stop
its broadcasting #LOLnations
But opposing or dissenting against the regime is just as risky
as it was in the past
DICTATOR TOOLS OF CONTROL
BOASTING SUPPORT
CONTROL NON-SUPPORTERS THROUGH BLACKMAIL,
HARASSMENT, COERCION
CONTROL NON-SUPPORTERS THROUGH MATERIAL
ENTICEMENT
CONTROL INFORMATION FLOW
STAGE POLITICAL DRAMA TO UNDERMINE OPPONENTS
#LOLnations Schatz (2009)
• 9 million people
• Majority Shia Muslim
• 99% literacy
• Per capita GDP USD 10,000
• Oil wealth
AZERBAIJAN
STAGE POLITICAL DRAMA TO
UNDERMINE OPPONENTS
#LOLnations
STAGE POLITICAL DRAMA TO
UNDERMINE OPPONENTS
#LOLnations
CONTROL INFORMATION
FLOW
#LOLnations
CONTROL NON-SUPPORTERS
THROUGH BLACKMAIL, HARASSMENT,
COERCION
#LOLnations
CONTROL NON-SUPPORTERS
THROUGH BLACKMAIL, HARASSMENT,
COERCION
#LOLnations
COMPETITIVE & SELECTIVE BOASTING SUPPORT
#LOLnations
OPPOSITION MEMES EXIST
Donkey Bloggers
BulistanHeydar Aliyev
Facebook Page
Harlem Shake
• Anti-government video
• 24 & 30 months in jail, 17 months served
• Satirical YouTube channel
• Conscription, harassment, beatings, family losing jobs, asylum
• Parody & meme Facebook page
• Administrators arrested a year ago today, trial still not over
• Harlem Shake video
• Identifiable participant arrested for hooliganism
#LOLnations
TAKEAWAY
#LOLnations
THANK YOUFOR YOURTIME