"Little Dark Age"

Nostalgia y Nacionalismo Reaccionario mediante Memes Audiovisuales en Youtubwe

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https://doi.org/10.62161/revvisual.v17.6115

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Comunicación política, Folklore digital, Memes, Nostalgia, Nacionalismo, Polarización, Youtube

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Esta investigación explora la función ideológica y comunicativa de los memes de "Little Dark Age" (LDA) en YouTube, centrándose en su uso de nostalgia, nacionalismo y distorsiones históricas. Utiliza un análisis cualitativo de contenido con el marco de análisis VVVA, estudiando memes de cuatro países: Reino Unido, Suecia, Australia y Singapur. Al analizar la música, referencias visuales y estructuras narrativas de estos memes, destaca su papel en evocar nostalgia por un pasado nacional glorificado y en mostrar el presente como decadente. Los resultados revelan un énfasis en militarismo, imperialismo e identidad nacional, reforzado por eslóganes reaccionarios y desinformación contra minorías. Así, el formato de meme LDA actúa como arma política, polarizando audiencias mediante oposiciones como "nosotros vs. ellos" y "pasado glorioso vs. presente decadente". 

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2025-12-31

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Jaspe Nieto, J. (2025). "Little Dark Age": Nostalgia y Nacionalismo Reaccionario mediante Memes Audiovisuales en Youtubwe. VISUAL REVIEW. International Visual Culture Review Revista Internacional De Cultura Visual, 17(8), 419–432. https://doi.org/10.62161/revvisual.v17.6115

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