Memes, monsters and the digital grotesque
Investigating the grotesque aesthetics of a postdigital era, 'Memes, Monsters, and the Digital Grotesque' offers a fresh and innovative approach to examining informal politics, monstrous aesthetics, and digital media
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| Format: | Electronic Image |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oxford
Published for the British Academy by Oxford University Press
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | A British Academy monograph
British Academy scholarship online |
| Further subjects: | B
Mèmes - Aspect social
B Horror in mass media B Digital Media B Digital Media Social aspects B Mèmes B memes (Internet) B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social B Memes Social aspects B Horreur dans les médias B Memes |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Investigating the grotesque aesthetics of a postdigital era, 'Memes, Monsters, and the Digital Grotesque' offers a fresh and innovative approach to examining informal politics, monstrous aesthetics, and digital media Memes, Monsters, and the Digital Grotesque looks at the emerging and thriving new genre of digital horror from an innovative perspective. Examining digital cultural production during the period that has been referred to as the 'Arab Winter', Moreno-Almeida delves into the memes, animated cartoons, music videos, and expressive cultures — like fashion and urban subcultures — that emerged between 2016 and 2020. In revealing concealed narratives underlying the digital lives of artists, as well as ordinary people, Moreno-Almeida explores how memes, horror, and the grotesque capture a moment infused with political and affective significance, characterized by despair, alienation, and anomie, alongside opportunities for creative experimentation made possible in the postdigital era. „Memes, Monsters, and the Digital Grotesque“ beleuchtet das aufstrebende und florierende neue Genre des digitalen Horrors aus einer innovativen Perspektive. Moreno-Almeida untersucht die digitale Kulturproduktion während des sogenannten „Arabischen Winters“ und befasst sich mit den Memes, Zeichentrickfilmen, Musikvideos und Ausdruckskulturen – wie Mode und urbanen Subkulturen –, die zwischen 2016 und 2020 entstanden. Indem Moreno-Almeida die verborgenen Narrative enthüllt, die dem digitalen Leben von Künstlern und ganz normalen Menschen zugrunde liegen, untersucht sie, wie Memes, Horror und das Groteske einen Moment voller politischer und affektiver Bedeutung einfangen, der von Verzweiflung, Entfremdung und Anomie geprägt ist, neben den Möglichkeiten für kreative Experimente, die das postdigitale Zeitalter ermöglicht. [Mit Google Übersetzer übersetzt] |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Zielgruppe: Specialized |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 245 pages), illustrations (colour) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-893091-4 978-0-19-893090-7 |
| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 20.500.12854/151854 |
