Internet memes and society : social, cultural, and political contexts / Anastasia Denisova.
This book provides a solid, encompassing definition of Internet memes, exploring both the common features of memes around the globe and their particular regional traits. It identifies and explains the roles that these viral texts play in Internet communication: cultural, social and political implica...
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Full Text (via Taylor & Francis) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2019.
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| Series: | Routledge advances in internationalizing media studies ;
25. |
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| Summary: | This book provides a solid, encompassing definition of Internet memes, exploring both the common features of memes around the globe and their particular regional traits. It identifies and explains the roles that these viral texts play in Internet communication: cultural, social and political implications; significance for self-representation and identity formation; promotion of alternative opinion or trending interpretation; and subversive and resistant power in relation to professional media, propaganda, and traditional and digital political campaigning. It also offers unique comparative case studies of Internet memes in Russia and the United States. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 203 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780429469404 0429469403 9780429890666 0429890664 9780429890659 0429890656 9780429890642 0429890648 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Anastasia Denisova is Lecturer in Journalism at the Communication and Media Research Institute at the University of Westminster, UK. |