G'day Sanni, I've written on crisis memes and, informally for The Conversation, several news-y articles about memes, including the roles of memes in slacktivism and snarktivism. Rintel, S. (2013). Crisis Memes: The Importance of Templatability to Internet Culture and Freedom of Expression. Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 2(2): 253-271. DOI: 10.1386/ajpc.2.2.253_1 (Happy to send a PDF if you can't get access). Rintel, S. (2013, April 10). ‘Slacktivism’ vs ‘snarktivism’: how do you take your online activism? The Conversation (Online).https://theconversation.com/slacktivism-vs-snarktivism-how-do-you-take-your-... Until anon, Sean -- Dr Sean Rintel Lecturer in Strategic Communication | Honours Program Coordinator School of Journalism and Communication Joyce Ackroyd Building (37) Room 309 The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD Australia 4072 +61-7-3346-8297 | s.rintel@uq.edu.au<mailto:s.rintel@uq.edu.au> | @seanrintel | http://seanrintel.com | http://efa.org.au CRICOS Provider: 00025B | Don't even THINK about printing this email! On 27/08/2013, at 1:31 AM, <air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org<mailto:air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org>> <air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org<mailto:air-l-request@listserv.aoir.org>> wrote: Message: 6 Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:13:13 +0300 From: Sanni Pennanen <sanni.pennanen@gmail.com<mailto:sanni.pennanen@gmail.com>> To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org<mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] Research on memes and internet fail sites Message-ID: <CANJ6VZVqHncnt9TkXJJ2vV5B0ydSDow6DNEMM+2RUsjp5YM0wg@mail.gmail.com<mailto:CANJ6VZVqHncnt9TkXJJ2vV5B0ydSDow6DNEMM+2RUsjp5YM0wg@mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear all, I would be interested to know if there are researchers amongst you who would be focusing on memes and/or internet fails (for example lamebook etc.). Also tips about readings on the matter would be highly appreciated. I'm currently planning my PhD studies in folkloristics with the topic of Internet fails, memes and questions of authenticity in online communication. Thanks! Sanni Pennanen M.A., Folkloristics University of Turku Finland