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As contemporary society becomes immersed in a visual culture, extremist imagery is becoming progressively organised around a network of symbols, rituals, and collective meanings. Despite an increase in research focusing on the use and impact of memes in influencing behaviour, and the cognitive debate that has consequently ensued, far less attention has been given to the ways in which the researchers themselves utilise memes as a core methodological approach for researching extremism. Consequently, this presentation will discuss some of the primary methodological and ethical considerations for researchers using memes as the sole object of study.
Dr. Ashton Kingdon is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Southampton. She is also an Advisory Board Member at the Accelerationism Research Consortium, a research fellow at VOX-Pol, a core member of the Extremism and Gaming Research Network (EGRN), a member of the steering committee for the British Society of Criminology's Hate Crime Network and former head of Technology and Research Ethics at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right. Ashton Kingdon’s research is interdisciplinary, combining criminology, history, and computer science to explore the ways in which extremists utilise technology and imagery for recruitment and radicalisation, whilst giving equal weight to the subcultural elements of the users of this technology.
Methods and ethics webinar series
This webinar is part of the series 'Researching the far right: methods and ethics', co-organized by C-REX and PERIL (American University).
This webinar series aims to initiate and facilitate a much needed discussion about the methodological, ethical, political, personal, practical and professional issues and challenges that arise when researching far right parties, protest movements, and violent actions.
The webinars last one hour and take place every second Thursday of the month. The webinar will have one or two (short) presentations followed by a Q&A session.