Book
The book of Veles / Jonas Bendiksen.
The provincial North Macedonian town of Veles placed itself on the world map as an epicentre for fake news production during the US presidential election of 2016. Tech-savvy local youth created hundreds of clickbait websites posing as American political news portals and may very well have contributed to the election of Donald Trump. Bendiksen travelled to Veles to explore this unlikely hub of misinformation. In this new book, photographs of contemporary Veles are intertwined with fragments from an archaeological discovery also called 'the Book of Veles' - a cryptic collection of 40 'ancient' wooden boards discovered in Russia in 1919, written in a proto-Slavic language. It was claimed to be a history of the Slavic people and the god Veles himself-the pre-Christian Slavic god of mischief, chaos and deception. Bendiksen interweaves these two different stories in his own 'The Book of Veles', representing historical and current efforts at producing disinformation and chaos.
Record details
- ISBN: 1910401617
- ISBN: 9781910401613 :
- Physical Description: 146 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Publisher: London : Gost Books, 2021.
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- Bendiksen, Jonas > Themes, motives.
Vlesova kniga.
Veles (Slavic deity)
Fake news.
Mass media and propaganda.
Photojournalism.
Veles (North Macedonia : Op¿Łtina) > Pictorial works.
Veles (North Macedonia : Op¿Łtina) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Veles (North Macedonia : Op¿Łtina) > History. - Genre:
- Artists' books.
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | B363 B66 (Text) | 30243422 | Artists' Book (ask library staff) | Not holdable | Available | - |