Memes and Chan Culture

Guests Blyth Crawford and Florence Keen join Right Rising to give us a deep dive into Chan culture and the particular media - and memes - created by Chan users. Along with host Augusta Dell'Omo, Blyth and Florence explore the ambivalent relationship between mainstream social media and Chan sites and how that complicates de-platforming efforts. Breaking down the Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on Chan culture, Blyth and Florence explore how Chan platforms use humor to dispense racist and misogynistic messages. For the study conducted by Blyth and Florence - now publicly available - visit here (https://icsr.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Memetic-Irony-And-The-Promotion-Of-Violence-Within-Chan-Cultures.pdf). Special Guests: Blyth Crawford and Florence Keen.