{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d/62f2592a1f4ff70012cdcee9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"We Need to Talk About Meme Culture","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5e4d43f8fe92dc156f8a076d/1658791699921-c0208240b30630be1f4685552abf7fbb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We need to talk about meme culture.</p><p><br></p><p>How are the aesthetics and vibes of memes turning into an action language? Jamie and Josh explore the ways memes inspire action: From #Gentleminions to extremist movements.</p><p><br></p><p>Further, they explore how people outside of in-group communities can understand intent when nothing is explicitly being said. Is the term meme culture in jeopardy of being entirely co-opted?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show Notes &amp; Resources:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_1UEAGCo30\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Case for Anonymity Online</a> - Chris Poole (TED Talk)</p><p><a href=\"https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/owling\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Owling</a></p><p><a href=\"https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tebowing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tebowing</a></p><p><a href=\"https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/planking\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Planking</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minions:_The_Rise_of_Gru\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Minions: Rise of Gru</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theawl.com/2015/06/how-minions-destroyed-the-internet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Minions Destroyed the Internet</a> - <strong>Brian Feldman</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.garbageday.email/p/welcome-to-the-summer-of-morbius\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Summer of Morbius</a> - <strong>Garbage Day</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/deep-fried-memes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Deep Fried Memes</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EladNehorai/status/1545915070709829632?s=20&amp;t=0VgPj4yJvRy93d6o5M354Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Elad Nehorai Tweet</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Isla_Vista_killings\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2014 Isla Vista Killings</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thefatjewish/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Fat Jewish</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Shake_(meme)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Harlem Shake</a></p><p><a href=\"https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/memes-digital-culture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Limor Shifman</a></p><p><a href=\"https://graftontanner.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grafton Tanner</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/14/proud-boys-far-right-portland-oregon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Western Chauvinism</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_synthesizer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Moog Synthesizer</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporwave\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vaporwave</a></p><p><a href=\"https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/vaporwave\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vaporwave memes</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzak\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Muzak</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfKfPfyJRdk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lo-Fi Beats to Study To</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/fashion/a-haircut-returns-from-the-1930s.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Haircut Returns From the 1930s</a> <strong>- NYT</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.mic.com/articles/187379/this-is-fashwave-the-suicidal-retro-futurist-art-of-the-alt-right\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FashWave</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoliberalism#:~:text=Neoliberalism%20is%20contemporarily%20used%20to,state%20influence%20in%20the%20economy.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Neoliberalism</a></p>","author_name":"Digital Void"}