The World Made Meme: Public Conversations and Participatory Media

by Ryan M. Milner

Book Overview

How memetic media--aggregate texts that are collectively created, circulated, and transformed--become a part of public conversations that shape broader cultural debates.

Internet memes--digital snippets that can make a joke, make a point, or make a connection--are now a lingua franca of online life. They are collectively created, circulated, and transformed by countless users across vast networks. Most of us have seen the cat playing the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262034999
• ISBN13: 9780262034999
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher