What is Memefest?

Memefest, an international festival of radical communications, started in Slovenia in 2001.

Memefest departs from the principle that too much talent and knowledge is being wasted in marketing communication and other "mind-altering" media practices that spread negative, infectious ideas. However, we believe there is hope. Together, we can explore how ideas are being–and can be–created and spread, replicating themselves in a manner akin to viruses. These disseminated ideas are called memes. The goal Memefest sets for its participants is to generate and replicate more positive and beneficial memes. Memefest proudly provides a public space where beneficial memes are fostered, nurtured, and rewarded.

Each year, Memefest singles out a text and/or image that serves as a focal point for a critical take on the current media environment. At the beginning of each year, the festival’s competition opens to both graduate and undergraduate students of Communication Studies, Sociology and Visual Arts (except the Beyond… category, which is open to non-students as well). Participants are asked to respond to the chosen texts and images with written or visual entries (according to their discipline).

For more information, see www.memefest.org

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