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Dissertation
Pepe for president: a critical examination of memes as political discourse and humor
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
May 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/mskv-pz35
Abstract
Ontology is the study of being. It is a question of what makes something one thing rather than another. So, what makes a meme a meme? Are there necessary and sufficient criteria, or are we dealing with paradigm cases? How do digital memes relate to their non-digital predecessors? I answer these questions by examining the particular structure of memes that combine textual and visual elements in a way that both repeats and evolves. It is not just the individual meme that needs to be studied but also the entire memescape in which an individual meme is embedded in a socio-historic landscape. Relying on communication, humor, and social theory, this dissertation will critique existing definitions of memes, outline the structural properties of memes, and illustrate their political effects.
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- Title
- Pepe for president
- Creators
- Julia C. Richmond - DU
- Contributors
- Douglas V. Porpora (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- iv, 128 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts and Sciences; Communication, Culture, and Media; Communication; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 10934; 991014632588904721