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WOMEN’S MARCH ON WASHINGTON

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WOMEN’S MARCH ON WASHINGTON

Jonathan2021-05-21T17:17:50+00:00May 20th, 2021|Categories: News, Videos in Close-Up|Tags: demonstration, Feminismus, Feminist, Protest, Trump, USA, Washington|

Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Das Video „Women’s March on Washington” der Schauspielerin und Netz-Persönlichkeit Allie Marie Evans setzt zwischen affizierendem Aufruf und teilnehmender Dokumentation auf die Wirkung einer shared experience. © by Allie Marie Evans In ihrem bewegungsnahen Video „Women's March on Washington“ hält [...]

Mediale und emotionalisierende Inszenierungen von Protest im Mobilisierungsvideo des zivilgesellschaftlichen Aktionsbündnisses „Ende Gelände“

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Mediale und emotionalisierende Inszenierungen von Protest im Mobilisierungsvideo des zivilgesellschaftlichen Aktionsbündnisses „Ende Gelände“

Jonathan2021-04-06T19:42:41+00:00April 6th, 2021|Categories: Videos in Close-Up|

Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Das Aktionsbündnis "Ende Gelände" setzt in seinem Mobilisierungsvideo auf eine effektvolle Inszenierung zivilen Ungehorsams. Zwischen der Darstellung von Tagebauten als Abenteuer-Landschaften und dem Rückgriff auf Symbole globalisierungskritischer sozialer Bewegungen zeigt sich ein reflexiver Umgang mit Bewegtbildern als Medium der Mobilisierung. Bei "Ende Gelände" [...]

„Fürchtet Euch nicht, geht auf die Straßen!“

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„Fürchtet Euch nicht, geht auf die Straßen!“

Jonathan2021-03-04T19:07:44+00:00March 4th, 2021|Categories: Videos in Close-Up|Tags: Nawalny, Russland|

Sorry, this entry is only available in German. Zum Video-Aktivismus von Alexei Nawalny. Alexei Nawalny ist ein dynamischer russischer Politiker, Blogger und Herausforderer der regierenden Partei „Edinaja Rossija“ (Einiges Russland) und des Staatspräsidenten Wladimir Putin. Seit Januar 2021 ist er außerdem der bekannteste zivilgesellschaftliche Aktivist Russlands. Mit seiner Vergiftung [...]

We insist on living! – Kadın cinayetlerine karşı: “İstanbul Sözleşmesi Yaşatır”

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We insist on living! – Kadın cinayetlerine karşı: “İstanbul Sözleşmesi Yaşatır”

Jonathan2021-02-26T18:18:38+00:00January 18th, 2021|Categories: Videos in Close-Up|Tags: Activist, Feminist, Hashtag, Pinar Gültekin, Videoaktivismus|

Women rights activists in Turkey are continuing their fight against sexualized and domestic violence by males. In this video by "Karşı Mahalle/Opposite Neighborhood" women protest the non-implementation of the Istanbul Convention, which should protect women's rights. We insist on living! The video “Kadın cinayetlerine karşı: ‘İstanbul Sözleşmesi [...]

A Soldier at 14

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A Soldier at 14

Jonathan2021-02-02T11:43:26+00:00October 7th, 2020|Categories: Videos in Close-Up|Tags: affect, Kampagnenvideo, UNICEF|

In the animated clip A Soldier at 14, UNICEF tells the true story of a kidnapped child soldier who finally managed to escape an armed group in Southern Sudan. How do children become soldiers, and what do they have to endure in captivity? Despite worldwide bans, tens [...]

Through the Eyes of a Refugee

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Through the Eyes of a Refugee

Jonathan2020-10-14T18:34:56+00:00September 3rd, 2020|Categories: Videos in Close-Up|

In Through the Eyes of a Refugee Amnesty International uses hypnosis in an experiment sending five participants on a dramatic journey from the war zone of Syria to safety in the Netherlands. What happens when you let ordinary people live out the experiences of a refugee? The [...]

One Photo a Day in the Worst Year of My Life

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One Photo a Day in the Worst Year of My Life

Jonathan2020-10-15T13:28:20+00:00September 3rd, 2020|Categories: Videos in Close-Up|

A young woman shares her experience of domestic violence on YouTube using the popular ‘One Photo a Day’ format. However, the video only gradually reveals that this is what it is about. 2012 is the worst year in a young woman’s life. Every day she takes a [...]

GRETAS LYNCH MOB CHASES VL

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GRETAS LYNCH MOB CHASES VL

Jonathan2020-11-16T19:28:26+00:00July 20th, 2020|Categories: Videos in Close-Up|Tags: rechtsextreme Aufmerksamkeitsstrategien, Skandalisierung, Volkslehrer|

The right-wing extremist activist Nikolai Nerling – known as ‘The People’s Teacher’ (‘Der Volkslehrer’) and meanwhile legally barred from the teaching profession – attends a Fridays for Future demo to portray himself as a victim and stir up opinion against the climate protection movement. The video is paradigmatic for attempts by right-wing extremists to [...]

The Autocomplete Truth

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The Autocomplete Truth

Raphael Flechtner2020-11-16T19:57:12+00:00March 17th, 2018|Categories: Videos in Close-Up|

In order to draw attention to the ongoing problem of everyday sexism, the United Nations organisation UN Women is portraying the online search engine Google as an objective guarantor of truth. The reactions are divided. Produced by the agency ‘Memac Oglivy & Mather Dubai’ and released in [...]

Ship Carrying Nuclear Waste Harried by Greenpeace Boats

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Ship Carrying Nuclear Waste Harried by Greenpeace Boats

Raphael Flechtner2020-11-16T19:50:33+00:00March 14th, 2018|Categories: Videos in Close-Up|Tags: authenticity effect, Beweiskraft, Charity & NGO, Zeugenvideos|

Greenpeace activists try to prevent the dumping of nuclear waste in the Atlantic Ocean – and meet with resistance and scorn. Only years later does the campaign succeed. With dozens of barrels of nuclear waste on board, the freighter Gem, chartered by the British Atomic Energy Agency [...]