The second in a series of articles focusing on the additions to the “Defining Memes” chapter of “Meme Life.” This article will address how Spitzberg’s “Toward A Model of Meme Diffusion” adds to discussion in this field.
My last post discussed the four journalistic communities and the platforms journalists use to tell audiences the communities’ stories. These nexus of platforms formed the foundation of the Journalism Breakdown and developed the techniques that I used to teach journalists how to explain those communities’ realities to the broader population. I also provided a chart …
Another area of theory that can help a person use the knowledge from maps and guides in video games and apply that knowledge towards evaluating real-world emotional experiences comes from an era before mass-produced video games. Erving Goffman was one of the more recognized and well-respected sociologists in the 20th century. Goffman (1985) developed the …