Beauty is power: the use of gaming references and gaming aesthetics in extremist propaganda
Beauty is power: the use of gaming references and gaming aesthetics in extremist propaganda
Over the past decade, extremists have not only orchestrated and performed attacks, but have sought to hijack popular culture. This chapter presents visual empirical data to illustrate how and why both jihadist and far-right movements have utilized gaming aesthetics and cultural references within their propaganda, and the ways in which such have used videogames as a means of attracting potential recruits. It is important that research considers the complexity of the extremist/social media nexus as propagandists borrow aesthetics from videogames, turning them from entertainment to encompassing socialization, education, and the communication of ideas, opinion, and ideology.
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Kingdon, Ashton
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21 December 2024
Kingdon, Ashton
c432a21d-9395-47d2-bc34-1ee77f63bc5c
Kingdon, Ashton
(2024)
Beauty is power: the use of gaming references and gaming aesthetics in extremist propaganda.
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Schlegel, Linda and Kowert, Rachel
(eds.)
Gaming and Extremism: The Radicalization of Digital Playgrounds.
1 ed.
Routledge, .
(doi:10.4324/9781003388371-8).
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Over the past decade, extremists have not only orchestrated and performed attacks, but have sought to hijack popular culture. This chapter presents visual empirical data to illustrate how and why both jihadist and far-right movements have utilized gaming aesthetics and cultural references within their propaganda, and the ways in which such have used videogames as a means of attracting potential recruits. It is important that research considers the complexity of the extremist/social media nexus as propagandists borrow aesthetics from videogames, turning them from entertainment to encompassing socialization, education, and the communication of ideas, opinion, and ideology.
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Published date: 21 December 2024
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Linda Schlegel
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