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X-WR-CALNAME:From 4chan to Europe:  Tracking the Rise of QAnon Influencers 
 Across Transnational Digital Spaces
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DESCRIPTION:Despite significant media attention\, academic exploration of Q
 Anon’s international growth and its associated influencers remains limit
 ed. This presentation aims to fill that gap by examining how QAnon conspir
 acy narratives have spread across European digital spaces\, focusing on th
 eir adaptation in Italian\, German\, and French-speaking conspiracy commun
 ities. By tracing the narratives' journey through different linguistic and
  cultural contexts\, the presentation highlights the unique ways these com
 munities have reshaped and circulated QAnon content.\n\n \n\nUtilizing an 
 interdisciplinary approach that combines narrative analysis with Social Ne
 twork Analysis (SNA) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) via BERTopic\, 
 the presentation charts QAnon’s evolution from its roots on 4chan\, spot
 lighting Q's emergence as a key conspiracy influencer. The presentation de
 lves into how both everyday Anons and more prominent conspiracy influencer
 s leveraged platforms such as Telegram\, Odysee\, and TruthSocial to sprea
 d QAnon narratives globally. Through extensive data collection\, it reveal
 s how these narratives have migrated and evolved across various European d
 igital landscapes\, fueling the rise of influencers within these regions.\
 n\n \n\nMoreover\, the presentation challenges the common perception that 
 QAnon influencers uniformly endorse pro-Kremlin narratives. Instead\, it u
 ncovers the complex dynamics of how these narratives are received\, adapte
 d\, and localized across European spaces\, demonstrating how individual so
 cialization practices help reshape conspiracy discourses. The findings off
 er a nuanced view of how these narratives\, while oppositional to institut
 ional authority\, are tailored to fit distinct socio-cultural contexts in 
 Europe\, promoting a transnational "conspiracy know-how" that transcends l
 anguage and borders.
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LOCATION:Elliott School of International Affairs\, Voesar Conference Room\,
  4th Floor
SUMMARY:From 4chan to Europe:  Tracking the Rise of QAnon Influencers Acros
 s Transnational Digital Spaces
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.gwu.edu/event/from-4chan-to-europe-tracking-
 the-rise-of-qanon-influencers-across-transnational-digital-spaces
CATEGORIES:Academic
CATEGORIES:Lectures & Speakers
CATEGORIES:Research
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