The Kawayoku Tales: Aestheticisation of Violence in Military, Gaming, Social Media Cultures and Other Stories
<p>Kawayoku, a hybrid research area, explores the intersections of cuteness culture, digital warfare and the aestheticisation of violence in an era of semiotic ambiguity and post-truth. From the fetishization of Weapons Grade Waifus and anthropomorphic warships in games like Azur Lane to the “Israeli” Defense Forces’ TikTok strategies, the essay reveals how cuteness and entertainment serve as tools of domestication, converging state-nationalism with the impish, and the uniform with the algorithm.</p>
Authors: Noura Tafeche
Editors: Janez Fakin Janša
Directors: Marcela Okretič
Proofreader: Miha Šuštar
Designer: Federico Antonini, Sonja Grdina
Aksioma Institute for Contemporary Art
Part of: PostScriptUM
ISBN: 9789617173567