Memes

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Memes

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Memes are “a group of digital items sharing common characteristics of content, form; created with awareness of each other; circulated, imitated and transformed via the internet by many” (Phillips, 2016).

Virality

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The spreading of digital content, such as images, videos, or links, in a short period of time through online media such as Social Networking Sites (SNSs) and electronic mail, shared by a large number of people.

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‘Are You on Corntok?’ - How TikTok Creates Global Communities and Threatens Local Ones

Paper

Linsey van Kuijk

24/11/2023

8 minutes to read

Personalized content and algorithms are taking over the online world, tailoring content to our interests. However, this may be harming our offline relationships.

Not just a Meme, a Masterpiece: Literacy in Classical Art Memes

Paper

Isobel Huisman

Carolina Castro

10/11/2023

13 minutes to read

Memes are an important phenomenon in contemporary society. Meme or not, there is a story to be told behind every remix of classical art. This paper dives into the world of stories that are hiding behind classical art memes.

FanArt of "No One is Talking About This"

"Can A Dog be Twins?" and Other Questions No One Is Talking About

Paper

Clara Daniels

30/10/2023

8 minutes to read

"Can A Dog be Twins?" Is all it takes for the main character to blow up online, to travel the world attending conferences to talk about how the internet has changed, transformed, yes, revolutionised communication! Yet all WE get is memes

A 3D model of the +15 social credit meme.

Good Job, +15 Points: How the internet makes sense of China’s Social Credit Score system

Article

Pak Wing Ng

09/10/2023

22 minutes to read

This paper dives into the analysis of the use and implications of Internet memes based on China's Social Credit Score System (SoCS) on the premise of constructing a common ground between Western and Eastern online communities.

Lucie Chateau on memes and online depression culture

Video

The Editors

18/01/2023

Though memes often appear to be 'fun', memes can also have a dark side. In this video, Lucie Chateau explains what memes are, how memes are used to reproduce certain values and beliefs, and what can happen when memes are not properly understood.

Mixing truth and fiction: Jeffrey Dahmer on Netflix

Article

Femke van Bree

20/03/2023

11 minutes to read

The internet is obsessed with Jeffrey Dahmer - especially in the latest Netflix series about him. This paper analyses the content that trivializes Jeffrey Dahmer. How does participatory culture lead to blurred lines between truth and fiction?

The poster for Goncharov, the fake Scorsese film

Goncharov: Tumblr’s greatest mafia ‘movie’ and social phenomenon

Article

Anna Skorodihina

17/03/2023

9 minutes to read

This article looks into Goncharov (1973), the fake mafia movie fully fabricated by the users of Tumblr. Asking the question of what this phenomenon says about the state of our current society.

R/place through the Lens of Relational Art

Paper

Marit van Dijck

09/12/2022

9 minutes to read

R/place is a perfect example of relational participatory art. This paper explores why it can be classified as such, and how it decommodifies and re-democratizes the collaborative, online pixel board artform.