![]() They can be videos, websites, parodies, phrases, photos, jokes, GIFs, pretty much anything that is sharing really condensed culture.Īnd one of the big joys that I find from memes are they’re like little puzzles. They’ve been going around for a long time, and even though people consider memes like the macro image that you see with the text over the top and then the picture, and then something snarky or funny, uh, memes take a lot of different forms. I’ve always loved memes since I got on the internet in the late nineties. Joshua Nieubuurt: That’s a great question. I, I like to call them little thought bombs, but Joshua, what is it that interested you about memes? And then what is it that made you want to include this as part of your research into rhetoric and, and ultimately writing a paper about it? They’re, they’re doing more than you think they are. Memes are the little picture graphics, maybe with something funny, but I’ve been fascinated by them because they carry so much. I, well, I mean, if you’ve been in the internet at all for more than a few decades, or it may have been in a decade, or maybe even just the past few months, you know what memes are. I was reading your paper and, dear listener, this is what got me started. That’s, my background is in, uh, journalism and rhetoric. I’m an adjunct faculty member at a couple different universities, and I’m also a PhD, PhD student at Old Dominion University, focusing on rhetoric, mis- and disinformation, and its intersection with media and technology. It’s the late evening here, but I hope we’re going to have a great conversation. As we mentioned before, we came on record dancing on rainbows and walking on sunshine. It’s with Joshua Nieubuurt, and Joshua, I’m going to hand it over and let you introduce yourself if you could, and then we’re going to get into the exciting subject of memes. I’m your host as usual, Matt Bailey and I am so excited about today’s interview. Matt Bailey: Well, hello and welcome to another edition of the Endless Coffee Cup podcast. Grab a cup of coffee, have a seat, and thanks for joining. Join Matt Bailey as he engages in conversation to find insights beyond the latest headlines and deeper understanding for those involved in marketing. Bumper Intro-Outro: Welcome to Endless Coffee Cup, a regular discussion of marketing news, culture, and media for our complex digital lifestyle. And so, that’s kind of throwing a much wider net, then. ![]() Joshua Nieubuurt: …will feel compulsed to comment on them or share them. Prove me wrong,” kind of thing, right? And those things will get huge amounts of engagement because of people trying to, you know, prove them wrong, right? And you’ll see a thousand different words with two double, two e’s in it and people know that… Joshua Nieubuurt: It’s like the memes that you see on Facebook like, uh, “The only word that starts, that has two e’s in the middle is weed.
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