B Wijshijer
B Wijshijer@bwijshijer
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A Memeumentary centres on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets, a forum used to discuss stock and option trading, in an examination of the influence and potentialities of memes and online humour. Alongside trading advice, memes have their own equally valued ‘flair’ within the forum that help to drive the financial playings of the group. This video repurposes popular memes shared in response to the subreddit’s focus on GameStop (GME) stocks, coming to a climax in late January 2021 when members caused the stocks to surge.
B Wijshijer
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Video description: A video collage of videos memes using clips of movies and anime with jokes about buying GameStop stocks written overtop in text.
B Wijshijer
B Wijshijer@bwijshijer
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I am curious about the advantages of jest, play, and prioritising pleasure. Although their lexicon appears silly or immature, r/wallstreetbet’s humour-driven approach proved to have a significant impact when hedge funds were forced to buy loaned GME shares at a much higher value. My video tells the narrative of the winter 2021 GME saga through interweaving visual material created by subreddit members to form a documentary-style collage using the template of a meme. Prioritizing the anonymous forum to relay information, the work acts to investigate approaches to capitalism and question the figuration of value and importance.
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