All works related to the Memetic Communication course.
Today theme/topic of study: A Conceptual Framework Opening Musical Playlist: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Readings: “Chapter 1: A Conceptual Framework” from Paul McLean’s “Culture in Networks.” Encoding and decoding affordances- Stuart Hall and interactive media technologies Theories: Shared Social Experiences Encoding/Decoding Transmission Model of Communication Communities of locus, practice, interest,...
Today's Topic: Memes vs. Tropes Opening Musical Playlist: This is Vulfpeck Readings: Media Lingua Franca: Fixity, Novelty, and Vernacular Creativity in Internet Memes.Download Instagrammatics and digital methods: Studying visual social media, from selfies and GIFs to memes and emojiDownload KnowYourMeme.com TVTropes.com Theories: Gestalt Theory Intertextuality Memetic Artifacts: Spongebob Squarepants is...
Opening Musical Playlist: First Day Redux Theories: Parasocial Communication Transmission Model of Communication Meta-Media Memetic Artifacts: Homer Simpson hiding in the bushes The Simpsons “The Girl on the Bus” (Season 30, Episode 12) 7:05 to 7:30 Summary: Syllabus day is always a semi-weird experience as it is the combination of...
One of the more consistent requests for a class from my students was a course on memes and their impact on culture and society. Most of the students would share gifs and memes via our Slack channels. There are times that I am a little lost in the visual language,...
