{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d/62fc02e879c0f700158782b1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Illusions of Control: Aesthetics, Nostalgia, and Meme Culture w/ Grafton Tanner","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d/1658791699921-c0208240b30630be1f4685552abf7fbb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How can nostalgia inspire memes that motivate and mobilize communities?</p><p><br></p><p>Last week, Jamie and Josh discussed how the term “meme culture” is in jeopardy of being co-opted by extremists. This week, they welcome back Grafton Tanner to take a deeper dive into the topic.</p><p><br></p><p>What is vaporwave, and what characteristics of its aesthetic that afford itself to be used by these communities? How do aesthetics and fandoms intertwine? How can corporations grapple with feelings of nostalgia in intensely devoted fandoms?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Grafton Tanner:</strong></p><p>Grafton Tanner is the author of <em>The Hours Have Lost Their Clock: The Politics of Nostalgia</em> (Repeater Books, 2021), <em>The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech</em> (Zer0 Books, 2020), and <em>Babbling Corpse: Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts</em> (Zer0 Books, 2016).</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow Grafton Tanner:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/graftontanner\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter&nbsp;</a>| <a href=\"https://graftontanner.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong>:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/babbling-corpse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Babbling Corpse - Vaporwave and the Commodification of Ghosts</a> - Grafton Tanner</p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator_music#:~:text=Elevator%20music%20(also%20known%20as,calls%20when%20placed%20on%20hold.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Muzak</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthwave\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Synthwave</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_FM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DawnFM</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7qlPy0WZts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chord Progression of Boys of Summer</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/05/star-wars-cover-the-rebellion-will-be-televised\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Persistent Storytelling</a> - Kathleen Kennedy</p><p><a href=\"https://soundsrightusa.com/outrun-music/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Outrun</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditionalist_Catholicism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TradCath</a></p><p><a href=\"https://logicmag.io/failure/the-automation-charade/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fauxtomation</a> - Astra Taylor</p><p><a href=\"https://marylgray.org/bio/on-demand/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ghost Work</a> - Mary L. Gray</p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Junipero\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">San Junipero</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673845/the-hours-have-lost-their-clock-by-grafton-tanner/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Hours Have Lost Their Clock</a> - Grafton Tanner</p><p><a href=\"https://reallifemag.com/masters-of-the-userverse/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Masters of the Userverse</a> - Grafton Tanner, Real Life</p>","author_name":"Digital Void"}