Memeing a conspiracy theory: On the biopolitical compression of the great replacement conspiracy theories
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Based on a digital ethnography the imageboard platform 4chan/pol, this article traces biopolitical compression of Population Replacement Conspiracy Theories into memes, which have populated far-right boards in last decade. The makes an argument for relevance studying relation between intellectual elaboration and their concise easily consumable by fleshing out functionality memes argumentative economy theories, (a) as encoding compressing core components; (b) filling (unspoken) gaps logic theories; (c) advancing understanding social life.
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عنوان ژورنال: Ethnography
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1741-2714', '1466-1381']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14661381221146983