Open AccessMemes and Media's Role in Radicalization
Author(s) -
Tina Askanius
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of intelligence, conflict and warfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2561-8229
DOI - 10.21810/jicw.v4i2.3753
Subject(s) - radicalization , ideology , meaning (existential) , key (lock) , media studies , sociology , terrorism , political science , epistemology , politics , law , computer security , computer science , philosophy
On September 16, 2021, Dr. Tina Askanius presented on Memes and Media Usage for Radicalization at the 2021 CASIS Vancouver Defence Security Advisory Network Workshop. The key points discussed were memes as cultural units of meaning, their serious global implications, their ability to easily break through cultural and linguistic barriers, and their intricate ability to serve as ‘gateways’ into more extreme elements of far-right ideologies.