Dear all, in regard to Memes and the political I wrote last year an article
about the political, the economy of attention and Memes in Brazil of
Car-wash's collection (Coleção Lava-Jato) as it was known. I apologize for
not having it yet translated even though it is a topic that soon will be
old.
TECHNOLOGIES OF EXHAUSTION: MEMES AND LAVA-JATO. FROM THE PASSAGE OF GLORY,
MONETIZING ATTENTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF IDIOCY.
The lines of fostering the production of Art and Technology and the efforts
of forming a special public seem to have been a misguided policy.
Institutions that formerly headed curatorships, and grants in the area,
after years ceased to promote events in Art and Technology alleging that
Contemporary Art would also incorporate new technologies as well. From the
experimental spaces of free software and from the sophisticated gadgets and
proprietary software of the Medialabs, we moved to the viral production of
Memes with the Lava-Jato. At first this would be the reflection of a
culture of idiocy. However, in addition to monetizing the attention, this
production shows a political dimension to digital media in Brazil that
should be curated.
http://www.anpap.org.br/anais/2017/PDF/S07/26encontro______GUASQUE_Yara.pdf
Regards
Yara Guasque
2018-02-27 11:08 GMT-03:00 Maria Farràs <[log in to unmask]>:
> Dear all,
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> After a MemeFest we organize this weekend at CCCb (http://www.cccb.org/en/
> activities/file/memefest/228250 ) today we publish an article by Jaron
> Rowan: Memes and strange politics
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> It is precisely in that indeterminate space between politics and the
> political, i.e., between society's discontent and political issues, where
> memes are cooked up. Memes, generally made of an image with a short and
> witty text, an animated gif or a manipulated photo, have gone from being an
> Internet phenomenon to become an element that is omnipresent in our digital
> and media imaginary. Thus, we are witnessing the creation of a parallel
> debate, that reflects current affairs events and that is renewing the
> public sphere, allowing for more active civic dialogues.
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> The URL: http://lab.cccb.org/en/memes-and-strange-politics/
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> We hope you like it!
> Very best regards from unusually snowy Barcelona,
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