Internet Memes and Society Social, Cultural, and Political Contexts

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies
Author:
Anastasia Denisova
ISBN:
9780429890666
Related ISBNs:
9780429469404, 9781138602786, 9781138602786
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
204
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-03-21
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2019
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Communication, Computers and Internet, Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Social Studies