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In this episode, Barbara Dahlgren dives into the world of the alt-right’s memes (Trigger warning!) and Stuart Hall’s seminal work on Representation. She will provide both a background and review of each item in under 13 minutes!
Barbara Dahlgren is a graduate student at UW-Milwaukee studying political campaigns as cultural industries, and how their campaign advertising functions to provide them legitimacy of public opinion that ballot access cannot.
Links:
- If you want to hear more of the lecture about Representation by Stuart Hall (where I got that clip) here it is: https://vimeo.com/191647636
- Ben Shapiro’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQC_G5Xsjhp9fEJKuIcrSw
- After hearing this, if you want some faith in humanity, this channel is one of the most thorough when breaking down and debunking claims from the radical right. Shaun’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ6o36XL0CpYb6U5dNBiXHQ
- John Green’s podcast, which inspired this episode: https://soundcloud.com/theanthropocenereviewed
A special thanks to Noir Et Blanc Vie, ELPHNT, Spazz Cardigan, SYBS, and Ani Pruni, for the fantastic, free music. Another special thanks to Safa Khairy for her extra work on our title card. Thank you to Jeff Loomis, whose invaluable guide made this possible. Thank you to all the people doing fantastic work on YouTube and other media channels to educate about the alt-right misinformation on immigration, feminism, poverty, and a host of other topics as well. I think it is important that we expose the arguments for their social fear mongering and corporatist philosophy.
Comments or questions? Email maniotis[at]uwm[dot]edu.