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Mirischoeb: /* My thesis */

2023-06-19T09:22:24Z

My thesis

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	The alt-right is a loose coalition of nationalists, supremacists, monarchists, neo-reactionaries and even self-declared fascists. Most of the alt-right’s adherents are young, white, and male Americans or Western Europeans. They are a relatively new phenomenon although their ideas stay the same as mainstream racism, antisemitism, fascism, and misogyny. They believe that the Western civilization is under attack by multiculturalism and that the leftist “political correctness”, and “social justice” are used to weaken “white identity”. Alt-rightists reject common conservatism (as it’s not radical enough), embrace white ethnonationalism and often adhere to conspiracy theories. <br>		The alt-right is a loose coalition of nationalists, supremacists, monarchists, neo-reactionaries and even self-declared fascists. Most of the alt-right’s adherents are young, white, and male Americans or Western Europeans. They are a relatively new phenomenon although their ideas stay the same as mainstream racism, antisemitism, fascism, and misogyny. They believe that the Western civilization is under attack by multiculturalism and that the leftist “political correctness”, and “social justice” are used to weaken “white identity”. Alt-rightists reject common conservatism (as it’s not radical enough), embrace white ethnonationalism and often adhere to conspiracy theories. <br>
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	Most alt-right adherents were exposed to the alt-right’s ideologies online, on message boards like 4chan’s and 8chan’s /pol/11, the sub-reddit r/The_Donald12 and platforms like Twitter. The alt-right's activism is characterised by the use of memes and trolling tactics. They plan and discuss specific online strategies and attacks on 4chan, an anonymous imageboard website. From there, they disseminate their propaganda across social media. Their memes are aimed at pushing fascist narratives, spreading disinformation, and provoking the media and the left. In 2016, they heavily supported Trump.		Most alt-right adherents were exposed to the alt-right’s ideologies online, on message boards like 4chan’s and 8chan’s /pol/11, the sub-reddit r/The_Donald12 and platforms like Twitter. '''The alt-right's activism is characterised by the use of memes and trolling tactics.''' They plan and discuss specific online strategies and attacks on 4chan, an anonymous imageboard website. From there, they disseminate their propaganda across social media. Their memes are aimed at pushing fascist narratives, spreading disinformation, and provoking the media and the left. In 2016, they heavily supported Trump.

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	The alt-right uses leftists’ angry reactions to bigoted memes to further crank up their propaganda machine. The meme strategies of the alt-right work so well because they have no reputation to lose, while the left is expected to be the “good people” that react to discrimination. The alt-right can be as provokative and discriminatory as they want, because we wouldn’t expect any other behaviour from them. Fascists are no longer afraid to be called Nazis and their voices are still elected in parliaments. Also, the more the media falls into the traps of the alt-right, the more attention they get. The bigger their audience grows, the more violence is spread. This leads us to the question: How do we counteract?		'''The alt-right uses leftists’ angry reactions to bigoted memes to further crank up their propaganda machine. The meme strategies of the alt-right work so well because they have no reputation to lose, while the left is expected to be the “good people” that react to discrimination. The alt-right can be as provokative and discriminatory as they want, because we wouldn’t expect any other behaviour from them.''' Fascists are no longer afraid to be called Nazis and their voices are still elected in parliaments. Also, the more the media falls into the traps of the alt-right, the more attention they get. The bigger their audience grows, the more violence is spread. This leads us to the question: How do we counteract?

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Mirischoeb: /* Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years */

2023-06-19T08:12:57Z

Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years

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	I have to say that I struggled a lot with the programming part during this master and I remember that at one point, I gave up and I just thought "as long as I will know how to make a website in the end, it's alright". Beginning this year, I was scared that I'm not even gonna achieve that but look at me now! I MADE A WEBSITE FOR MY MASTER PROJECT, eh! And it was even fun!		I have to say that I struggled a lot with the programming part during this master and I remember that at one point, I gave up and I just thought "as long as I will know how to make a website in the end, it's alright". Beginning this year, I was scared that I'm not even gonna achieve that but look at me now! I MADE A WEBSITE FOR MY MASTER PROJECT, eh! And it was even fun!

	Although, it was hard, I did do experiments that involved prototyping. My ~~highlight~~ were:		Although, it was hard, I did do experiments that involved prototyping. My highlights were:
	* Scraping images		* Scraping images
	* Headlines from RSS feeds		* Headlines from RSS feeds

Mirischoeb: /* Grad project */

2023-06-18T19:03:10Z

Grad project

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	'''''Thoughts on the aesthetics'''''		'''''Thoughts on the aesthetics'''''

	I used to make jokes about the visual style of this activism, as it looks very much like a brand selling consumers a vision or ideology. But I think '''it makes sense to borrow stylstic elements popular within the capitalist sphere and co-opt them'''; it serves as an online political megaphone. This aesthetic has a greater chance to '''achieve virality (algorithmic activism)''', is accessible, '''allows you to break down complex issues''', and playful fonts are also more readable for ~~neurotypical~~ people. I used it as a strategy to look inviting. The dangerous part is when you start spreading misinformation and commodifying tragedies. But I researched well, fact-checked and listed my sources, and tried to find a tone that does not mock the issue.		I used to make jokes about the visual style of this activism, as it looks very much like a brand selling consumers a vision or ideology. But I think '''it makes sense to borrow stylstic elements popular within the capitalist sphere and co-opt them'''; it serves as an online political megaphone. This aesthetic has a greater chance to '''achieve virality (algorithmic activism)''', is accessible, '''allows you to break down complex issues''', and playful fonts are also more readable for neurodivergent people. I used it as a strategy to look inviting. The dangerous part is when you start spreading misinformation and commodifying tragedies. But I researched well, fact-checked and listed my sources, and tried to find a tone that does not mock the issue.
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	Still, '''not finding a good balance between seriousness and humour stayed my biggest fear during the project'''. And it was indeed a fine line. For example, I am not sure if I achieved that balance in the infomercial I recorded for the grad radio. In retrospect, it may sound a bit like I am mocking the danger of fascism.		Still, '''not finding a good balance between seriousness and humour stayed my biggest fear during the project'''. And it was indeed a fine line. For example, I am not sure if I achieved that balance in the infomercial I recorded for the grad radio. In retrospect, it may sound a bit like I am mocking the danger of fascism.

Mirischoeb: /* Development of reading/writing practice across the 2 years */

2023-06-18T18:37:43Z

Development of reading/writing practice across the 2 years

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Mirischoeb: /* Development of reading/writing practice across the 2 years */

2023-06-18T18:37:20Z

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 * Project
 * Infomercial for Grad Radio
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Mirischoeb: /* Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years */

2023-06-18T18:31:32Z

Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years

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	* Scraping images		* Scraping images
	* Headlines from RSS feeds		* Headlines from RSS feeds
	* Circuit bending (not ~~sure if that counts as prototyping?~~)		* Circuit bending (not really programming tho)
	* My website		* My website

Mirischoeb: /* Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years */

2023-06-18T18:31:00Z

Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years

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	* My website		* My website

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	The last two months, I slowly started to begin to understand a lot of the programming things that we have talked about before, which was absolutely motivating. Better late than never. But I have to say, I might not be a pro in programming, but the prototyping at XPUB taught me a way more valuable lesson: To google. It might sound simple but I was not aware of that I can solve so many problems on my own and teach myself so many things (probably also has something to do with being socialised as a woman). Experimenting with old machines and techniques and getting tutorials, made me realise that I can apply this way of working on everything. Repairing my bike, or my washing machine, or learning how to install electrical cabling, or whatever! Might be more of a personal development but that's my highlight.		The last two months, I slowly started to begin to understand a lot of the programming things that we have talked about before, which was absolutely motivating. Better late than never. But I have to say, I might not be a pro in programming, but the prototyping at XPUB taught me a way more valuable lesson: To google. It might sound simple but I was not aware of that I can solve so many problems on my own and teach myself so many things (probably also has something to do with being socialised as a woman). Experimenting with old machines and techniques and getting tutorials, made me realise that I can apply this way of working on everything. Repairing my bike, or my washing machine, or learning how to install electrical cabling, or whatever! Might be more of a personal development but that's my highlight.

Mirischoeb: /* Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years */

2023-06-18T18:18:48Z

Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years

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	==<span style="color: black; font-family: monospace; text-shadow: 0 0 1em blue, 0 0 0.2em blue; padding-top: 0.1vw; padding-bottom: 0.1vw; padding-left: 0.1vw; padding-right: 0.2vw;">Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years</span>==		==<span style="color: black; font-family: monospace; text-shadow: 0 0 1em blue, 0 0 0.2em blue; padding-top: 0.1vw; padding-bottom: 0.1vw; padding-left: 0.1vw; padding-right: 0.2vw;">Development of prototyping practice across the 2 years</span>==

	~~===<span style="color: black; font-family: monospace; text-shadow: 0 0 1em blue~~, ~~0 0 0~~.~~2em blue; text-shadow: -2px 2px 25px rgba(128~~, 0, 0, ~~0.58);~~"~~>1st year</span>===~~		So, I was really a complete programming noob when I came here. I remember the first day of school, Aymeric asked everyone to answer a few fun questions on a pad, so that we all get to know each other better. One of the questions was "What's your favourite software?" and I completely panicked because I didn't know the definition of software and what counts as software, and thought "OMG i can't ask what a software is, this question is way to stupid to ask on the first day" hahahaha so I googled "software" and Aymeric came up to me and asked if I was already finished because he saw me on my phone and I felt super awkward and just said "Oh no" and then just copy-pasted examples of softwares that other people had on the pad LOOOOOOL

	~~===~~<~~span style=~~"~~color~~: ~~black; font-family: monospace; text-shadow: 0 0 1em blue~~, ~~0 0 0~~.~~2em blue; text-shadow~~: ~~-2px 2px 25px rgba~~(~~128~~, 0, 0, 0.~~58);">2nd year</span>===~~		But now, I know what a software is, hey!
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			I have to say that I struggled a lot with the programming part during this master and I remember that at one point, I gave up and I just thought "as long as I will know how to make a website in the end, it's alright". Beginning this year, I was scared that I'm not even gonna achieve that but look at me now! I MADE A WEBSITE FOR MY MASTER PROJECT, eh! And it was even fun!

			Although, it was hard, I did do experiments that involved prototyping. My highlight were:
			* Scraping images
			* Headlines from RSS feeds
			* Circuit bending (not sure if that counts as prototyping?)
			* My website



			The last two months, I slowly started to begin to understand a lot of the programming things that we have talked about before, which was absolutely motivating. Better late than never. But I have to say, I might not be a pro in programming, but the prototyping at XPUB taught me a way more valuable lesson: To google. It might sound simple but I was not aware of that I can solve so many problems on my own and teach myself so many things (probably also has something to do with being socialised as a woman). Experimenting with old machines and techniques and getting tutorials, made me realise that I can apply this way of working on everything. Repairing my bike, or my washing machine, or learning how to install electrical cabling, or whatever! Might be more of a personal development but that's my highlight.

	==<span style="color: black; font-family: monospace; text-shadow: 0 0 1em blue, 0 0 0.2em blue; padding-top: 0.1vw; padding-bottom: 0.1vw; padding-left: 0.1vw; padding-right: 0.2vw;">Other projects</span>==		==<span style="color: black; font-family: monospace; text-shadow: 0 0 1em blue, 0 0 0.2em blue; padding-top: 0.1vw; padding-bottom: 0.1vw; padding-left: 0.1vw; padding-right: 0.2vw;">Other projects</span>==

Mirischoeb: /* Development of reading/writing practice across the 2 years */

2023-06-18T17:42:35Z

Development of reading/writing practice across the 2 years

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	I guess.. I read and wrote a lot during the past two years lol? Still struggling to find a good writing ~~stlye~~ in English which sometimes gets frustrating because I write a lot in (Swiss-)German and there I know what I want to sound like. I had to write a lot for my master project and I chose a more or less neutral tone because as soon as I try to write a bit more emotionally, it immediately sounds very dramatic or naive or partisan. But here a list of experiments and projects that included writing/reading:		I guess.. I read and wrote a lot during the past two years lol? Still struggling to find a good writing style in English which sometimes gets frustrating because I write a lot in (Swiss-)German and there I know what I want to sound like. I had to write a lot for my master project and I chose a more or less neutral tone because as soon as I try to write a bit more emotionally, it immediately sounds very dramatic or naive or partisan. But here a list of experiments and projects that included writing/reading:

			For more detailed information go here: [[User:Miriam]]

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	* Life hacks		* Life hacks
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Mirischoeb: /* Development of reading/writing practice across the 2 years */

2023-06-18T17:41:34Z

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			* Very important rules experiment
	* Several text experiments in Steve class		* Several text experiments in Steve class
	* text alteration		* text alteration
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	* Rap parody/experiment on the given sentence "If we censor art what is left to discuss"		* Rap parody/experiment on the given sentence "If we censor art what is left to discuss"
	* Diffracitve reading of the following texts: No Congo, No Technologies by Oulimata Gueye and The Mundane Afrofuturist Manifesto by Martine Syms		* Diffracitve reading of the following texts: No Congo, No Technologies by Oulimata Gueye and The Mundane Afrofuturist Manifesto by Martine Syms

			XPUB 2nd year:
			* Graduation proposal
			* Project proposal
			* Thesis
			* Project
			* Infomercial for Grad Radio

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