The people’s memes: how social media and populism are changing our lives

What makes social media so conducive to populist discourse? What similarities are there with the propaganda of yore?

To find out how old power structures are being shaken by new platforms, Leigh Alexander hears from Paulo Gerbaudo, a professor of digital culture at King’s College London; Anastasia Denisova, a lecturer in journalism at University of Westminster; and Emmy Eklundh, a teaching fellow in Spanish and international politics at King’s College London.

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