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ARENAS Research Presented at the World Congress of French Linguistics – ARENAS
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The presentation highlights #ARENASproject's ongoing contribution to understanding how discourse influences political communication and democratic debate across Europe.
ARENAS Research Presented at the World Congress of French Linguistics – ARENAS
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Their study explores how narratives of victimhood and blame are constructed in political discourse, highlighting how language shapes public perception and reinforces extremist narratives.
ARENAS Research Presented at the World Congress of French Linguistics – ARENAS
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ARENAS researchers Julien Longhi (@cy-univ.bsky.social) and Ana Yara Postigo-Fuentes - @aytranslator.bsky.social (@hhu.de) presented their latest research at the 10th World Congress of French Linguistics (CMLF 2026), with their paper also published in the peer-reviewed SHS Web of Conferences.
The exhibition will remain open in Düsseldorf until June 7 and it welcomes students, staff, and the wider public to explore how extremist narratives affect democracies.
ARENAS Going Extreme Exhibition Opens in Düsseldorf – ARENAS
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The opening featured contributions from ARENAS researchers, including Ana Yara Postigo Fuentes and Steven Forti, who presented the research behind the exhibition and its expected impact. @aytranslator.bsky.social @stevenforti.bsky.social
The ARENAS exhibition "Going Extreme: How Extremist Narratives Are Destroying Democracies" opened on 5th May at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf @hhu.de, marking its first presentation outside Spain and another key milestone in sharing ARENAS project results internationally.
Continuiamo con gli articoli del Glossario dell’estremismo di destra che coordino per @arenasproject.bsky.social e che si pubblica su MicroMega. Questa settimana tocca a “Red Pill” di @aytranslator.bsky.social Il glossario si può ascoltare anche in formato podcast. www.micromega.net/red-pill
Red pill
Da metafora cinematografica la red pill è diventata una – pericolosa – cornice di senso per esperienze di frustrazione e malcontento.
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On Friday we opened in @cy-univ.bsky.social the “Going Extreme” exhibition that we create with @arenasproject.bsky.social. It will be on display until mid-April. Many thanks to Claudia Jareño for her organizational work and to everyone who attended. @sergisoler16.bsky.social
No te pierdas este artículo de @aytranslator.bsky.social en #EPuMeapc «Humour, aesthetics, and the cultural pathways of youth polarisation in digital Europe» (pag. 78) www.gencat.cat/eapc/epum/N2...
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Es presenta l’exposició “Going Extreme: How Extremist Narratives Are Destroying Democracies”, una mostra relacionada amb el projecte de recerca @arenasproject.bsky.social. #UAB @uablletres.bsky.social @stevenforti.bsky.social
Ana Yara Postigo Fuentes @aytranslator.bsky.social (@hhu.de) and Louise Burté (University of Lorraine) will present their research, while Gwenaëlle Bauvois @gwenaellebauvois.bsky.social (@helsinki.fi) will chair a panel on reframed extremism.
University of Helsinki to host 2025 Aleksanteri Conference – ARENAS
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From October 22 – 24, the University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi will host the 2025 Aleksanteri Conference titled "Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency." #ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
How does humour shape extremist narratives online? #ARENASproject consortium member Ana Yara Postigo-Fuentes @aytranslator.bsky.social (@hhu.de) explores this in her latest article, published in the MDPI journal Behavioural Sciences.
"50 razones por las que no se vivía mejor con Franco" Material didáctico elaborado por Camps d’Aprenentatge ( https://tinyurl.com/ym5hkx4j ) Incorporado a nuestro padlet sobre Bulos "Con Franco se vivía mejor" #ComEdu ✅ https://padlet.com/lejarquel/breakout-room/kZDR4LQDBmgD2l9a-jA7rbnJk8MKWb498
Tremendamente interesante este artículo de mi compi @aytranslator.bsky.social sobre memes y cómo el humor digital en la extrema derecha construye identidades y visiones políticas. Imprescindible para entender la política actual
Relational Humor and Identity Framing in the “Virgin vs. Chad” Meme Format
Extremist narratives combine two relational dynamics: the in-group is portrayed as both socially superior and simultaneously victimized by an antagonistic out-group, which legitimizes hostility or defensive solutions. Despite their relevance, such narratives remain comparatively understudied. To date, little research has examined how extremist narratives are represented through memes, and particularly how humour operates within memetic forms. This article develops and tests a three-layered analytical framework for examining humour in extremist digital cultures. The framework integrates insights from narrative studies, multimodal discourse analysis, and humour theory to capture how memes condense antagonisms, stabilize symbolic contrasts, and calibrate affective positioning. The Virgin vs. Chad meme format is used as a case study due to its binary archetypal structure and recurrent circulation in Spanish far-right meme ecologies. The study draws on 1225 posts on X (May–August 2024), from which 17 memes employing the format were selected for in-depth qualitative analysis. The findings show that the format performs symbolic compression by staging binary oppositions between in-group and out-group identities, typically valorizing figures associated with nationalism, masculinity, and epistemic certainty while delegitimizing those linked to progressivism, pluralism, or emotional expressiveness. These meanings are stabilized through repeated visual and typographic conventions, including character archetypes, split-panel layouts, and indexical stylization. Humour arises through devices such as irony, reversal, exaggeration, and incongruity, which render these oppositions as recognizable contrasts. By integrating insights from humour theory, narrative framing, and multimodal discourse analysis, the article contributes a methodological model for examining how memes condense and circulate antagonistic distinctions in online political ecologies.
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Let's start the AHC Conference at the @uv.es where we have an @arenasproject.bsky.social panel coordinated by @stevenforti.bsky.social and @claudiajareno.bsky.social with other great participants such as @gwenaellebauvois.bsky.social @pierresalmon.bsky.social @sergisoler16.bsky.social
It is a wrap! Thank you so much @re-publica.com #rp25 great insights and contacts for our projects at @arenasproject.bsky.social and @hhu.de @stefanhartmann.bsky.social
Representatives of the twelve Partners in the ARENAS consortium have gathered in Jurmala, Latvia, this week for their General Assembly.
The 7 Work Package Leaders presented an update on their work to the ARENAS General Assembly as part of the three day plenary meeting.
Each group shared insights, supported by examples, to help build a shared framework across disciplines. #ARENASproject #HorizonEU #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation #Science
This session explored key conceptual and methodological questions around narrative, discourse, and extremism. Presentations were delivered by Michele Linardi of CY Cergy Paris Université, Nora Gattiglia from the University of Genoa, and Ana Yara Postigo Fuentes.
Highlights included presentations from all work packages, a keynote by Latvia’s Ministry of Culture, and plenty of team bonding through cultural visits, morning runs and sea swims. Learn more in our latest blog post: arenasproject.eu/arenas-partn... #ResponsestoExtremistNarratives #Gender #Nation
ARENAS Partners Gather in Latvia for Year 2 Consortium Meeting – ARENAS
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From 13 to 15 May, #ARENASproject partners met in Jurmala, Latvia, for the Year 2 General Assembly. Hosted by the partner Creative Ideas, the meeting marked the halfway point of the project and explored key topics like cybersecurity, civic engagement, and extremist narratives. #HorizonEU
So macht Lehre Spaß: Heute tolle Seminarsitzung mit @hhu.de-Alumnus @wikirogi.d-64.social, mit dem wir über Digitalpolitik, generative KI und seinen anstehenden Vortrag auf der @re-publica.com diskutieren konnten. Wir freuen uns schon sehr auf die Exkursion dorthin! re-publica.com/en/node/6909
Homo Silicus: Wie KI die Wahl- und Marktforschung revolutioniert | re:publica
Die re:publica Berlin ist das Festival für die digitale Gesellschaft und die größte Konferenz ihrer Art in Europa. Die Teilnehmer*innen der re:publica bilden einen Querschnitt unserer (digitalen) Gese...
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A session on Narrative, Discourse, and Extremism was moderated by Ana Yara Postigo Fuentes @aytranslator.bsky.social of Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf @hhu.de at the ARENAS General Assembly meeting last week.
