Execute Order 66: how Star Wars memes became indebted to fascist dictatorship

Pim van den Berg

Execute Order 66: how Star Wars memes became indebted to fascist dictatorship

Pim van den Berg

Network Cultures (INC)

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Internet memes are rewarded with popularity for their repetition of recognizable ideas. Likewise, meme communities tend to adopt a politics that is conservative - especially when the source material readily lends itself to that very politics. In the case of Star Wars, a tale of heroism is being twisted into a sincere veneration of the villain, and an emulation of his violence and tyranny.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	Institute of Network Cultures
Media of output	Online
Publication status	Published - 23 Nov 2018

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