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«Hieroglyphs of protest»: Internet Memes and Protest Movement in Russia
NRU Higher School of Economics
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2019.
No. 68.
Political Internet meme is an underresearched contemporary phenomenon situated at the interface of digital media and political communication. Regarded as a unit of online transmission of cultural information, such a meme can be considered, on the on hand, as a manifestation of post-folklore, and on the other hand, as a mechanism of political participation and construction of social media users’ collective identity. The article presents the results of investigation into Internet memes generated by protest discourse in Runet (Russian Internet). Examination of a vast amount of Internet content allows drawing conclusions as to the thematic emphases of protest actions represented in Runet’s memosphere and to the specifics of the image of Russian protest as reflected in memes.
Research target:
Media and Communications
Political Science, International Relations, and Public Administration
Priority areas:
humanitarian
Language:
English
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