Memeology 101
With a (slight) focus on the misogynoir in the space.
disclaimer
This talk can be used as evidence that I spend probably the same amount of time sleeping as I do on the Internet.
What are memes?
Memes today tend to fold thoughts and events into a hyper digestable, self-contained medium.
Memes would be super specific but not readily understandable to those who didn't "experience" the context.
Today
Earlier Days
2018+
1980s
MICRO HISTORY
A field of study in which one reflects on a period of time shorter than 20 years, from its inception to its destruction.
Memes aren't dead
But memes are dead.
FORUMS
WERE
THE ORIGINAL
TWITTER
life of a meme
Lifecycle of memes (TODAY)
Event or a culturally semi-relevant image is produced.
Shared amongst like folx on a platform
From there, it's up to the consensus of those sharing and viewing to determine its ability to become a contagion.
Lifecycle of memes (YESTERYEAR)
What changed?
- Bullet One
- Bullet Two
- Bullet Three