De Macht van Memes @ Het Redelijke Midden

By Chloë Arkenbout, November 15, 2021

Kattenplaatjes hebben het vermogen om een revolutie aan te zwengelen, als we er slim gebruik van maken. Pim en Dennis van de linkse podcast Het Redelijke Midden vragen in hun 52e aflevering aan INC’s Chloë Arkenbout hoe memes radicale ideeën behapbaar maken en solidariteit bevorderen. Luister de podcast op Spotify via: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PRL84VT6PYHR4YLVVXWEE?si=YX2T6wxoRyC2p0yeFcwrNg

The Left Can Meme: Strategies to Challenge Dutch Oppressive Political Discourses

By Chloë Arkenbout, November 11, 2021

“One must speak for a struggle for a new culture, that is, for a new moral life that cannot but be intimately connected to a new intuition of life, until it becomes a new way of feeling and seeing reality.” – Antonio Gramsci The fact that during the Trump era memes were claimed by the alt-right, with [...]

Value and Limits of Instagram Infographics: On Marginalized Groups Reclaiming their Power to Define

By Chloë Arkenbout, November 1, 2021

“Visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength; […] to define ourselves, name ourselves, and speak for ourselves, instead of being defined and spoken for by others.” – Audre Lorde Who would not want to live in a world where people are not put in [...]

The Digital Gutmensch: The Ethics of Challenging Oppressive Discourse in Online Public Debate

By Chloë Arkenbout, March 30, 2021

A Research Project About Moral Responsibility, Allyship and the Power of the Words We Choose I’ve been called a Gutmensch more times than I can count. And yes, I am aware of the fact that, usually, this is not a compliment. Honestly, I don’t care. It happens to be my aim to contribute to [...]