Political remixes-Not only about politicians-

A large subgroup in remixes

•Race•Gender•Sexuality•Economics•etc

Planet of the Arabs

•Based on a book called Real Bad Arabs•Shows clips from numerous films, all

portraying Arabs as villains•Even ”innocent” movies like ”Back to the

future” and Aladdin

Research question

•How can political remixes affect the public debate on important social questions?▫Important to look at ways to address these

questions▫See a need for new ways to inform and

educate▫Be aware of the problems

Political remixes

•What is a remix?•What is a political remix?

▫Satire▫Parody▫Known source material▫Critical aspect

Books

•Jonathan Gray – Watching with simpsons•Kazys Varnelis - Networked Publics•Jonathan McIntosh•Henry Jenkins – Textual Poachers•Dennis G. Jerz•Richard L. Edwards – Political Video

Mashup•Cass R Suntein - Infotopia