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Jul 11, 2021 · This article seeks to illustrate why the ideas of populist leaders were able to spread so effectively in the hearts and minds of millions and will continue to do so unless opposing political forces pay closer attention to the factors that influence the viral spread of culture.
Sep 28, 2022 · Memes, like jokes, are often depicted as mostly harmless and incapable of exerting political influence. But recent elections have demonstrated organizers can easily leverage them to build...
Oct 16, 2023 · Scholars and meme users alike have expressed concern that political memes may increase ideological polarization (Penney, 2020), a worry supported by evidence that meme content is typically politically one-sided (Paz et al., 2021).
Jun 14, 2021 · We carefully look at how political ideologies lie in the assumptions about society and social relations subtly articulated in social media posts, whether these relate to a foreign country, gender inequalities, or fitness programmes.
- Gwen Bouvier, Lyndon C. S. Way
- 2021
Dec 21, 2020 · Top Memes 2020: The Meme-ing of Democracy! Our annual Top Social Justice Memes considers memes used or created by our movements to challenge the status quo and shape politics and pop culture. This year, democracy — the ideal, the vision, the value — is the thing we are concerned with.
Nov 2, 2020 · They have become this election's "influencers" - with strong but pithy opinions, picking up what they see as political contradictions and hypocrisy. Some make memes, others just inspire the...
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Nov 2, 2020 · They have become this election's "influencers" - with strong but pithy opinions, picking up what they see as political contradictions and hypocrisy. Some make memes, others just inspire the...
