In the name of ♥︎
2019 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis [Artistic work]
Abstract [en]
In a book, I have gathered 2 years of research on the heart symbol in the context of social media and the responsibility of Facebook Inc. in the propagation of hate speech. In parallel, new far-right parties such as Alternativ för Sverige use the heart symbol as a logo. I question the benefits of a rising discourse of love in nationalist propaganda, often hiding racist and sexist ideologies.This research is accompanied by a music video: six women are reading a spoken-word piece on the sexualisation of the female body and the idealisation of a nation-state. This work is entrenched in my own experiences and those of my friends. I composed the music and recorded our voices, all of us, speaking with different accents, witness of our current history of migrations.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019. , p. 180
Keywords [en]
video, visual arts, visual communication, politics, nation-state, responsibility, digital, social media, gender politics
National Category
Design
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-6937OAI: oai:DiVA.org:konstfack-6937DiVA, id: diva2:1329810
Educational program
Visual Communication (Master)
Presentation
2019-05-24, Grafik studio, Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, 21:58 (English)
Supervisors
Note
Work reviewed by artist and graphic designer Benedetta Crippa
2019-06-262019-06-242019-06-26Bibliographically approved