Katarina RistićRemove Kebab: The Transnational Circulation of Far-Right Memes and The Memory of the Yugoslav Wars
Read moreIntroduction The 2019 terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand revealed the importance of the transnational circulation of memes for online…
Ninian FrenguelliMy Wish to be a #Tradwife: An Introduction to #tradwife Memes on Whisper
Read moreIntroduction Research into online extremist behaviour is centred around Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, 4chan, Telegram, and Gab. Studies focusing on platforms…
Bàrbara Molas‘Tomatoes for Tanks’: Humour and Violence in Post-Brexit Meme Culture
Read moreIn 2022, the humanitarian organisation World Vision published a report warning about the spread of anti-refugee messaging, in particular as…
Hampton StallThe Writing on the (Facebook) Wall: A Revised Assessment of Posting and Support for Violence by Pro-Rittenhouse Meme Creators
Read moreThe Case Kyle Rittenhouse, the recently-acquitted teen shooter of Kenosha fame, continues to be a cultural and political lightning rod…
Meili CriezisErstwhile Allies and Community Convergence: A Preliminary Study of Online Interactions Between Salafi-Jihadists and White Supremacists
Read moreRecent research has begun to explore the overlaps and interactions between Salafi-jihadist and white supremacist movements and their supporters. Examining…
Jordan McSwineyMemes in Far-Right Digital Visual Culture
Read moreInternet memes are an important means of visual communication for the far-right. As American white supremacist Richard Spencer bragged to…
Ashley MattheisBeyond the ‘LULZ’: Memifying Murder as ‘Meaningful’ Gamification in Far-Right Content
Read moreResearch on the relationship between video games and extremist propaganda has been increasing in the last few years in both…
Hampton StallWhat’s in a Meme? The Rise of “Saint Kyle”
Read moreThe media has been captured the past two weeks with the news of the FBI and Michigan police pressing charges…
Chelsea DaymonLOL Extremism: Humour in Online Extremist Content
Read moreHumour is a staple of life found in in-person interactions and in virtual environments. Many of us have viewed, shared,…
Florence KeenOnline Subcultures and the Challenges of Moderation
Read moreIntroduction To those who grew up on the Internet, chan culture is nothing new – nor is it immediately synonymous…
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