Cram, Laura

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     Edinburgh Research Explorer                                      Imagining EuropeCitation for published version:Llewellyn, C & Cram, L, Imagining Europe: A Social Media Gallery of Images About the EU, 2016, Webpublication/site, European Futures, Edinburgh.Link:Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research ExplorerDocument Version:Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of recordPublisher Rights Statement:© 2016 Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram. Published under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International)LicenseGeneral rightsCopyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s)and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise andabide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.Take down policyThe University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorercontent complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright pleasecontact openaccess@ed.ac.uk providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately andinvestigate your claim.Download date: 05. Apr. 2019  European Futures | Article No 130                                                                        Page 1 of 7 Article No 130    Imagining Europe: A Social Media Gallery of Images About the EU  Author(s): Clare Llewellyn, Laura Cram  Permalink: http://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/article-3656  Publication: 8 July 2016  Article text:  As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram reflect on the initiative’s progress and the images which people have contributed to represent what they think of the European Union. They present the results of the project competition and call for additional images reflecting views on the UK’s future relationship with the EU.  At NRLabs at the University of Edinburgh, we are investigating which images of the European Union predominate in popular imagination and how these images shift. In particular we wanted to see what the public view was in the lead-up to the UK’s EU referendum.    We have been asking members of the public to share their images of the EU on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #myimageoftheEU. The response to this call has been large and diverse – depicting various issues of interest across both the Leave and Remain camps.   Article No 130    European Futures | Article No 130                                                                        Page 2 of 7 Article No 130    Up to this point, we have received over 120 images. The content has varied from photographs and cartoons to quotes, videos and even a painting. We have had many pictures concerning travel and food. The images are available in our online gallery.      European Futures | Article No 130                                                                        Page 3 of 7 Article No 130    We also turned some of the images into a mobile gallery, which we displayed at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh and the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London. The project was also featured on the BBC’s Daily Politics show.    At the National Library of Scotland event, we asked the public to vote for their favourite image. These are the top three images.  Joint third place:    European Futures | Article No 130                                                                        Page 4 of 7 Article No 130       European Futures | Article No 130                                                                        Page 5 of 7 Article No 130   Second place:    First place:    At this point, we would like to thank everyone who has sent in their image. The support has been much appreciated! We would also like to ask you to keep sending us your images! We are very interested in reactions to the result of the EU referendum and the UK’s future relationship with the EU.   European Futures | Article No 130                                                                        Page 6 of 7 Article No 130     Our #ImagineEurope project is part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s The UK in a Changing Europe programme. Look out for our regular updates as the project tracks developments in the debate on the UK’s membership of the EU and follow us on Twitter @myimageoftheEU for more information on this and other projects.  Laura Cram is Senior Fellow, The UK in a Changing Europe, investigating The European Union in the Public Imagination: Maximising the Impact of Transdisciplinary Insights (ESRC/ES/N003985/1).  This article was originally published on the ImagineEurope Storify.  Author information:  Clare Llewellyn The University of Edinburgh  Clare Llewellyn is PhD Candidate in Informatics at the University of Edinburgh and Research Assistant in the European Union in the Public Imagination project. Her research focuses on user-generated content on the Internet.  Laura Cram   European Futures | Article No 130                                                                        Page 7 of 7 Article No 130  The University of Edinburgh  Prof Laura Cram is Professor of European Politics at the University of Edinburgh; Senior Fellow, The UK in a Changing Europe; and Academic Editor of European Futures. Her research areas include European public policy, European identity and the neuropolitics of public policy and identity.  Publication license: Creative Commons (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International)  Additional information: Please note that this article represents the view of the author(s) alone and not European Futures, the Edinburgh Europa Institute nor the University of Edinburgh. 

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