Meme Mastery: Understanding Digital Culture
Explore meme culture, history, and creation in this mini-course. Learn to analyze and create meaningful memes in just three days.
Explore meme culture, history, and creation in this mini-course. Learn to analyze and create meaningful memes in just three days.
Dive into the fascinating world of memes with this compact, three-day mini-course. Uncover the history and cultural significance of GIFs and memes, exploring their role in modern communication. You'll examine how memes circulate, their impact on expressing emotions and political views, and the fine line between humor and seriousness in meme culture. Through hands-on activities, you'll create your own memes, gaining practical experience in this contemporary art form. By the end of the course, you'll have a deeper understanding of meme culture, enabling you to engage more critically and creatively with this ubiquitous digital phenomenon.
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What you'll learn
Understand the history and evolution of GIFs and memes
Analyze the circulation patterns and cultural impact of memes
Explore the use of memes for expressing emotions, attitudes, and political views
Examine the balance between humor and seriousness in meme culture
Create original, meaningful memes
Develop critical thinking skills for interpreting and engaging with meme culture
Skills you'll gain
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Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
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Module Description
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to meme culture, covering the history, circulation, and significance of memes in modern digital communication. Participants will explore the dual nature of memes as both humorous content and serious cultural artifacts. The course examines how memes are used to express emotions, attitudes, and even political views. Through practical exercises, students will learn to create their own meaningful memes, gaining hands-on experience with this contemporary form of expression. By the end of the course, learners will have developed a deeper understanding of meme culture and its impact on digital discourse, enabling them to engage more critically and creatively with this ubiquitous online phenomenon.
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3 Courses
Pioneering Digital Studies Scholar and Creative Computing Innovator
Dr. Mark Sample is a distinguished Associate Professor of Digital Studies at Davidson College, where he is spearheading the development of the innovative Digital Studies program. His multifaceted career spans literary scholarship, digital humanities, and creative computing. Sample's research and teaching focus on experimental literature, new media, and algorithmic culture, bridging traditional humanities with cutting-edge digital practices. His scholarly contributions include a groundbreaking examination of torture representation in videogames published in Game Studies, and a critical analysis of digital humanities' approach to contemporary literature featured in Debates in the Digital Humanities. Sample's collaborative work on "10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10," a book exploring creative computing and the Commodore 64, showcases his commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship. As a practitioner, Sample creates digital poems and algorithmically-generated Twitter bots, exemplifying his hands-on approach to digital creativity. His work at Davidson College involves building the Digital Studies program, which investigates the role of digital creativity, culture, and methodology in contemporary life, positioning him at the forefront of integrating digital scholarship into liberal arts education.
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