Let's Play War:Inside 4chan’s intergroup rivalry, contingent community formation, and fandomized war reporting
In: Baun , P S , Schlüter , M , Bach , D , Tuters , M , Li , Y , Keye , W , Zhou , X , Rajhans , A , Li , Y , Xiao , F , Ward , S , Westling , C , Pilati , F , Aversa , E , Omena , J J , Watson , G , Valli , M , Gobbo , B & Trans , M 2022 , Let's Play War : Inside 4chan’s intergroup rivalry, contingent community formation, and fandomized war reporting; (2022)
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Link here: https://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/SummerSchool2022chugginguhg This project investigates two competing 4chan groups concerned with the war in Ukraine. We follow the pro-Ukrainian (/uhg/) and the pro-Russian (/chug/) threads and their fandomized war reporting. A journalistic register dominates the /uhg/ sets, and a strategic-logistic register dominates the /chug/ sets. The two threads fandomize the Ukrainian war through anthropomorphising and fictionalising nations and militaries in the form of memes. Surprisingly, there is a lack in the differential political positioning of the threads. Their sensemaking is antisemitic in nature. The differences are more stylistic than substantial. /chug/ is more conscious about the community’s identity, reflected in the abundance of logos, while /uhg/ images are more evidentiary, indicating a greater emphasis on reportage and points at original journalistic endeavours. There is a relative (in)visibility of memes to the mainstream web. The vernacularity of hyper-specific online discourse emerges through absence, especially so in /chug/, which represents a vernacular within a vernacular. The organizational practices and structures differ heavily between the pro-Ukrainian /uhg/ and the pro-Russian /chug/ threads. The analysis methods reinforce the interest difference between the /uhg/ and /chug/ threads. /uhg/ is more scrappy, having no discernable strategy in their aesthetic or storytelling. /uhg/ is reactionary, whilst /chug/ drives the story. Text analysis of OP greentext showcased the lack of organisation in /ugh/ which is a more noisy and less coherent discussion forum. /uhg/ focus more on direct war reportage and external rivalry against /chug/ /chug/ is more organized than /uhg/. /chug/ community appear to have their story straight, offering a well-rounded arsenal of strategies to convince /pol/ of their authenticity and truthfulness. Text analysis of OP greentext showcased the organizational capacities of /chug/. As a schismatic outcrop of pro-Russian segments .
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Let's Play War:Inside 4chan’s intergroup rivalry, contingent community formation, and fandomized war reporting
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Baun, Phillip Stenmann ; Schlüter, Maximilian ; Bach, Daniel ; Tuters, Marc ; Li, Yuening ; Keye, Wade ; Zhou, Xin ; Rajhans, Anunaya ; Li, Yuru ; Xiao, Fan ; Ward, Sean ; Westling, Carina ; Pilati, Federico ; Aversa, Elena ; Omena, Janna Joceli ; Watson, Grace ; Valli, Marco ; Gobbo, Beatrice ; Trans, Martin |
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Quelle: | Baun , P S , Schlüter , M , Bach , D , Tuters , M , Li , Y , Keye , W , Zhou , X , Rajhans , A , Li , Y , Xiao , F , Ward , S , Westling , C , Pilati , F , Aversa , E , Omena , J J , Watson , G , Valli , M , Gobbo , B & Trans , M 2022 , Let's Play War : Inside 4chan’s intergroup rivalry, contingent community formation, and fandomized war reporting; (2022) |
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