Maja Brandt Andreasen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1264252 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maja Brandt Andreasen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maja Brandt |
| FAMILY NAME | Andreasen |
| SIGNATURE | ANDREASEN M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dublin City University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5160-5905 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Normalization of Far-Right Narratives in Scandinavia: Humorous Ambiguity and Everyday Anti-Muslim Racism
This article critically examines anti-Muslim racism and white-hetero-male supremacy in Scandinavian far-right narratives. Using humour as an analytical framework, the article investigates how “humorous ambiguity” obfuscates racist discourses, rendering them permissible. The article explores far-right narratives in online visual cultures, such as memes and satirical cartoons, disseminated on Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish websites. The analysis re…
Humour, Harm, and Hate: The Discursive Construction of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Far-Right Extremist Memes
The paper presents initial findings from an ongoing research project that investigates the discursive construction of race, gender, and sexuality in the visual culture of three online far-right extremist platforms in Scandinavia. This interdisciplinary project brings together feminist theory of humour and harm with digital media research into memes and the far-right in order to explore the hateful discourse in the online humour of the far-right. …
Misogyny, Survivorship, and Believability on Digital Platforms: Emerging Techniques of Abuse, Radicalization, and Resistance
On 18th May 2022, in an opinion piece for The New York Times, columnist Michelle Goldberg declared “the death of #MeToo” (Goldberg, 2022). The papers in this panel examine this claim and wrestle with its potential implications. Drawing on case studies and data from the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, we evaluate the current state of play in the online push-and-pull between feminist speech about gender-based violence and…
Internet Humour and the Normalisation of Rape Culture
This paper investigates the discursive construction of sexual violence in humorous Internet memes. Feminist digital media scholars have taken an increased interest in the ways in which Internet communication and content reproduces notions of gender norms as well as creating misogynist, racist, homophobic and transphobic content. However, little research has investigated the role humour plays in this discourse – especially how it is presented in I…
A monster, a pervert, and an anti-hero: The discursive construction of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Louis C.K. in humorous #MeToo memes
This article explores the portrayal of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K. in Internet memes at the height of #MeToo. Investigating how they are portrayed on social media platforms that encourage humorous content, the article explores how this humorous discursive space frames sexual violence within a “just a joke” discourse. The portrayal of the three men reveals a discursive construction of sexual violence as “just sex” and puts the bl…
Rapeable' and 'unrapeable' women: The portrayal of sexual violence in Internet memes about #MeToo
This article explores how female victims of sexual violence are portrayed in Internet memes about #MeToo on three social media sites: 9gag, Reddit and Imgur. Using discourse analysis, the article discusses how victims of sexual violence are considered either ‘rapeable’ or ‘unrapeable’ depending on their appearance and their sexual agency, and it considers the way in which women are blamed and held responsible for men’s abuse. Exploring how victim…
Rapeable' and 'unrapeable' women: The portrayal of sexual violence in Internet memes about #MeToo
This article explores how female victims of sexual violence are portrayed in Internet memes about #MeToo on three social media sites: 9gag, Reddit and Imgur. Using discourse analysis, the article discusses how victims of sexual violence are considered either ‘rapeable’ or ‘unrapeable’ depending on their appearance and their sexual agency, and it considers the way in which women are blamed and held responsible for men’s abuse. Exploring how victim…
A monster, a pervert, and an anti-hero: The discursive construction of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Louis C.K. in humorous #MeToo memes
This article explores the portrayal of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K. in Internet memes at the height of #MeToo. Investigating how they are portrayed on social media platforms that encourage humorous content, the article explores how this humorous discursive space frames sexual violence within a “just a joke” discourse. The portrayal of the three men reveals a discursive construction of sexual violence as “just sex” and puts the bl…
Rapeable' and 'unrapeable' women: The portrayal of sexual violence in Internet memes about #MeToo
This article explores how female victims of sexual violence are portrayed in Internet memes about #MeToo on three social media sites: 9gag, Reddit and Imgur. Using discourse analysis, the article discusses how victims of sexual violence are considered either ‘rapeable’ or ‘unrapeable’ depending on their appearance and their sexual agency, and it considers the way in which women are blamed and held responsible for men’s abuse. Exploring how victim…
A monster, a pervert, and an anti-hero: The discursive construction of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Louis C.K. in humorous #MeToo memes
This article explores the portrayal of Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Louis C.K. in Internet memes at the height of #MeToo. Investigating how they are portrayed on social media platforms that encourage humorous content, the article explores how this humorous discursive space frames sexual violence within a “just a joke” discourse. The portrayal of the three men reveals a discursive construction of sexual violence as “just sex” and puts the bl…
Misogyny, Survivorship, and Believability on Digital Platforms: Emerging Techniques of Abuse, Radicalization, and Resistance
On 18th May 2022, in an opinion piece for The New York Times, columnist Michelle Goldberg declared “the death of #MeToo” (Goldberg, 2022). The papers in this panel examine this claim and wrestle with its potential implications. Drawing on case studies and data from the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, we evaluate the current state of play in the online push-and-pull between feminist speech about gender-based violence and…
Internet Humour and the Normalisation of Rape Culture
This paper investigates the discursive construction of sexual violence in humorous Internet memes. Feminist digital media scholars have taken an increased interest in the ways in which Internet communication and content reproduces notions of gender norms as well as creating misogynist, racist, homophobic and transphobic content. However, little research has investigated the role humour plays in this discourse – especially how it is presented in I…
Humour, Harm, and Hate: The Discursive Construction of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Far-Right Extremist Memes
The paper presents initial findings from an ongoing research project that investigates the discursive construction of race, gender, and sexuality in the visual culture of three online far-right extremist platforms in Scandinavia. This interdisciplinary project brings together feminist theory of humour and harm with digital media research into memes and the far-right in order to explore the hateful discourse in the online humour of the far-right. …
The Normalization of Far-Right Narratives in Scandinavia: Humorous Ambiguity and Everyday Anti-Muslim Racism
This article critically examines anti-Muslim racism and white-hetero-male supremacy in Scandinavian far-right narratives. Using humour as an analytical framework, the article investigates how “humorous ambiguity” obfuscates racist discourses, rendering them permissible. The article explores far-right narratives in online visual cultures, such as memes and satirical cartoons, disseminated on Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish websites. The analysis re…
Criminology (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · Human sexuality (3 works) · Humor Studies and Applications (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sexual violence (3 works)