Re-visiones (Dec 2019)

The regime is live(-streamed) and kicking

  • Sayak Valencia

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 9

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In this paper, I propose the concept of the live-streamed regime as a way to reflect on the new political dimension of the governance of emotions. This is carried out via the use of digital (audio-) visual elements, in order to stoke the fascination for violence and authoritarianism by means of the design of images and cultural material that are highly cosmetic. These kinds of images are used by the extreme digital right (the Alt-Right) to: 1) cosmeticise fascism and make it attractive again, 2) trivialise and justify the violence inflicted on communities that are disadvantaged and marginalised due to issues of gender, race, class, sexual diversity, disability or immigration status.

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