workshop:

POSTPONED | Doomer / Bloomer

Meme therapy with Lucie Chateau

22 Mar 2020

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How are you feeling about climate change? Are you a doomer or a bloomer? Whatever you feel, you are probably not alone. Countless memes are made and posted onto the internet that express emotions felt toward the incoming climate crisis. It is said that 90% of internet users view content, 9% edit or modify content and only 1% create that content. Gain an insight into this 1%, develop your own creation and talk about climate change in this workshop. Does the 1% reflect your own feelings or do you have something more to say?

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Doomer / Bloomer - Holly Foxton

What you will do

In this workshop, you’ll learn about climate crisis meme cultures from a meme expert. In particular, the way in which the meme-generation’s anxiety concerning climate change is caught within the ironic nature of meme cultures. You’ll have the chance to make your own meme collages about climate change, after having guided discussions about the topic. No need to bring a screen, we will have all you need here and the memes you will make will be on paper (waste will, of course, be recycled). Feel free to bring your own collaging material, including magazines and newspapers.

Lucie Chateau

Lucie Chateau is working towards her PhD at Tilburg University, with research focusing on how meme subcultures and their aesthetics have real-life political implications. She has completed two masters theses, one about depression memes which was subsequently presented at the Digital Intimacies 2019 conference at Monash University, Australia. She then also has a soon-to-be-published thesis from the UvA about anti-capitalist memes.

Information

Workshop: Doomer / Bloomer
Sunday 22nd March, 14:30 - 16:30
Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijksgracht 6, Amsterdam
Tickets: Full price €15,- | Student / Artist / Stadspas €9.50* (incl. €1 administration costs)

*We give a discount to students, artists and Stadspas holders. If this applies to you we might ask to see your kvk nr/portfolio or student card for this option. For questions please e-mail workshop@mediamatic.nl.

Attendance limited to 20 people. We maintain a minimum of 10 participants.

Please note that this workshop will be held in English.