Browse Exhibits (2 total)
MOTHER 3: Fan Translation, Control, and Preservation
This exhibit explores the lifecycle and digital preservation challenges of the MOTHER 3 fan translation project.
It includes three key artifacts: the original Japanese ROM, the 2008 cease-and-desist letter from Nintendo, and the README documentation produced by the fan community.
Through these materials, the exhibit investigates issues of authorship, community ethics, intellectual property, and the fragile nature of preserving digital-born texts.
Enlisting Miffy in the Fight for Palestine: An Exhibit
This exhibit explores the political appropriation of popular children's book and cartoon characters by activists and artists in the Free Palestine movement, specifically through the example of Dick Bruna's "Miffy" (1955). This introductory collection includes the primary object of a Free Palestine pin designed by Wasielah Noor featuring the character Miffy, which is supplemented and contextualized with additional supplementary items including a Reddit post by @stefan-ingewikkeld and an article by Rebecca Weisser for Spectator Australia. This collection aims to illustrate the politicization of popular cute icons, the employment of copyrighted imagery for activism, and the aesthetics of political movements.