NAFO - MEME WAR
In the context of the Russo-Ukrainian war, NAFO stood out, a community committed to raising funds and countering the Kremlin's propaganda in a meme-war in the infosphere that acts in parallel with actions on the ground: but what are these memes and how do they work? How does posting memes affect the outcome of the conflict? Where do they come from historically? And are there really any links between the meme world and neo-Nazism? In this video we will try to answer some questions concerning one of the most important phenomena of contemporary visual culture.
Chapters:
00:00 intro
00:00 What is a MEME?
00:00 Pepe the frog
00:00 Trump Elections
00:00 Kekistan vs Normistan
00:00 Nafo has arrived!
Music:
To Know more:
-Fake news. Vivere e sopravvivere in un mondo post-verità - G.Riva 2018
Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America J. Donovan, E. Dreyfuss, B. Friedberg 2020
-L'arte della guerra ibrida. Teoria e prassi della destabilizzazione - E. Pietroso 2022
(Video) Kekistan trolling for freedom - VPROdocumentary (2018)
(Video) Feels Good Man! - A. Jones (2020)