{"id":960,"date":"2013-04-22T12:31:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T12:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reframe.sussex.ac.uk\/activistmedia\/?p=960"},"modified":"2022-12-13T19:15:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T19:15:20","slug":"laughtivism-and-memes-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reframe.sussex.ac.uk\/activistmedia\/2013\/04\/laughtivism-and-memes-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Laughtivism and Memes Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, we\u2019ve compiled a listing of open access resources that explore the use of laughter within activism (laughtivism). We were inspired by the creative endeavours of Occupy Sussex<\/a> and their use of memes (spreadable content<\/a>). In particular, the following video created in support of the movement:<\/em><\/p>\n

1. The Outsourcing at Sussex Downfall<\/h4>\n

[youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K6a8xTXD-Hs]<\/p>\n

Open access resources on Laughtivism and Memes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Aday, S. et al.<\/strong> (2010) Blogs and Bullets: New Media in Contentious Politics<\/em><\/a>, Peaceworks<\/p>\n

Aziz, F.<\/strong> (2012) Memes and the profile avatar: online rituals of solidarity and activism, In Culture Visuelle<\/em><\/p>\n

Bennett, W.L.<\/strong> (2003) The Internet and Global Activism<\/a>, In Contesting Media Power<\/em><\/p>\n

Bennett, W.L.<\/strong> (2003) Communicating Global Activism: Strengths and vulnerabilities of networked politics<\/a>, In Information, Communication & Society<\/em><\/p>\n

Boyd, A.<\/strong> (2002) TRUTH IS A VIRUS: Meme Warfare and the Billionaires for Bush (or Gore)<\/a>, Andrew Boyd<\/em><\/p>\n

Cammaerts, B.<\/strong> (2007) Jamming the political: beyond counter-hegemonic practices<\/a>, In Continuum: journal of media & cultural studies<\/em><\/p>\n

Dery, M.<\/strong> Culture Jamming: Hacking, Slashing and Sniping in the Empire of Signs<\/a>, Cyberpunk<\/em><\/p>\n

Ge, J.<\/strong> (2012) Four Thoughts on Ai Weiwei’s Gangnam Style: Meme-ing as Activism, Public+i<\/em><\/p>\n

Hancox, D.<\/strong> (2011) FIGHT BACK! A Reader on the Winter of Protest<\/a>, <\/em>Open Democracy<\/p>\n

Hiruta, K.<\/strong> (2013) Two Cheers for Laughtivism<\/a>, Practical Ethics: Ethics in the News<\/em><\/p>\n

Horwatt, E.<\/strong> (2007) A Taxonomy of Digital Video Remixing: Contemporary Found Footage Practice on the Internet<\/a>, In Cultural Borrowings: Appropriation, Reworking, Transformation<\/em><\/p>\n

McClish, C.L.<\/strong> (2009) Activism Based in Embarrassment: The Anti-Consumption Spirituality of the Reverend Billy<\/a>, In Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies<\/em><\/p>\n

Peters, A.<\/strong> (2012) Part Two: open source activism and memes<\/a>, Open Democracy<\/em><\/p>\n

Pickerel, W., Jorgensen, H. & Bennett, L.<\/strong> (2002) Culture Jams and Meme Warfare: Kalle Lasn, Adbusters, and media activism<\/a>, Tactics in Global Activism for the 21st century<\/em><\/p>\n

Popovic, S.<\/strong> (2013) The Power of Laughtivism: Srdja Popovic,<\/a> At TEDxBG<\/em><\/p>\n

Popovic, S.<\/strong> (2013) Laughtivism; The new activists will spread democracy – with a cheeky smile on their faces<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Sandlin, J.A. & Milam, J.L.<\/strong> (2008) “Mixing Pop (Culture) and Politics”: Cultural Resistance, Culture Jamming, and Anti-Consumption Activism as Critical public Pedagogy<\/a>, In Curriculum Inquiry<\/em><\/p>\n

Snow, L.<\/strong> (2012) Students: are memes the new site of class struggle? Discuss<\/a>, The Guardian<\/em><\/p>\n

White, M.<\/strong> Activism After Clicktivism<\/a>, Q Ideas for the common good<\/em><\/p>\n

De Voy, S.<\/strong> (2005) Meme Warfare: How to overthrow the powers that be on a low budget<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week, we\u2019ve compiled a listing of open access resources that explore the use of laughter within activism (laughtivism). We were inspired by the creative endeavours of Occupy Sussex and their use of memes (spreadable content). In particular, the following video created in support of the movement: 1. The Outsourcing at Sussex Downfall [youtube=http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K6a8xTXD-Hs] Open… <\/p>\n

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