European Lab: Reviewing the Battle of Narratives 1/2

Photo Credit: Brice Robert & Laurie Diaz Influencers Waging the Battle of European Narratives Should the European institutions work more with influencers? What tools can influencers use to address the continent’s young citizens? And, more generally, what role can digital platforms play in the battle of European narratives? Juli Simond, Tommaso Salaroli and Salim Bakar © Laurie Diaz Cafés and Alternative Cultural Spaces Should we add the new generation of social spaces, reimagined creative places, reinvented economic models and alternative entities, to the traditional pre-existing cafés that contributed to Europe’s modernity? Bruno Trigo from Radio Quantica © Laurie Diaz Decolonizing Electronic Music Developed for the most part in Europe, North America and Japan, the tools and software used to produce electronic music continue to play a central role in the construction of Western-dominated narratives and imaginaries — even though the popular electronic music that came out of the United States in the 1970s and 1980s was predominantly the work of African-American artists. Deena Abdelwahed, Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, Bruno Trigo Gonçalves & Herlander © Brice Robert Music as a Way to Tackle Climate Challenges Despite warnings in the mass media and a global increase in the awareness of the climate emergency, as