What’s dangerous is not the meme itself, but our tendency to tell ourselves that by sharing one we are engaged in reflective political conversation. References Donovan, J. (2019, October 25).

Memes and meme creators have built an entire universe of characters and tropes online, so much so that one can plug those into the political compass to categorize (or, meme) memes themselves.

While political memes aren't entirely new, they've caught fire largely because the way we experience debates has changed. "Many of us are using television, social media, ...

Every political moment is now a potential meme—and politicians know it. Today, that politico is Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in a white pantsuit, deadpanning as she rips up President Trump ...

The standard 2-by-2 political compass, which sorts people along the axes of left-right and libertarian-authoritarian, has long been a vehicle for jokes and memes.It’s so simplistic that it’s ...

Memes also present an opportunity for unbiased media production. In a political environment plagued by lobbying and interest groups — where a $1 campaign contribution results in a $6.65 less state ...

Democrats are counting on young voters to come out in big numbers in 2024. And strategists say a strong online presence is a key way to keep them engaged. Which in part means, here come the memes.

Memes—those sharable images laced with offbeat humor—are now poised to take on an even more prominent role in our political discourse due to the growing number of wealthy donors funding such ...

What are memes? Urban Dictionary calls them “Popular quotes, images, and real people, which are copied, imitated, and spread all over the Internet(s)!” Interestingly enough, it neglects to ...

Political memes have gone mainstream as the distance between the White House and subcultures like 4Chan has closed. Posted 2018-02-09T23:24:13+00:00 - Updated 2018-02-09T23:22:34+00:00 By ...

Political memes have gone mainstream as the distance between the White House and subcultures like 4Chan has closed. President Donald Trump has frequently retweeted his fans’ meme work, #MeToo ...