Archives: memes

Sunday, March 28, 2021

[Millennials’ Voices] Fictional characters and their symbology as a powerful tool for activist expressions

  By Mariya Mubeen  Protests and activism are always about a cause, or a change. It involves imagining the world as a better place, even if the ‘better’ changes from protest to protest. At the end of the day, protests represent a group of people coming together to change something and usually this involves... More

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Viral activism: memes, hashtags, and social change

Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, many artists and activists have tried to mobilize against Donald Trump by sharing images online. The #TrumpArtworks hashtag, for instance, involves photoshopping Trump into famous paintings, mocking his (easily disproven) claims of record inauguration crowds, the size of his hands, and so on. "This... More

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