Memes – WISHCRYS

Internet culture

Meme factories and content pivoting during COVID-19

A few weeks ago, my latest article on meme factory […]

Internet culture

MeituXiuxiu, Cultural diffusion, and Asia Exotica

This week my social media feeds have been flooded with […]

Internet culture

Code-switching and linguistic acrobatics on the internet

When I was conference-hopping last month, I caught up with […]

Internet culture

From Subversive Frivolity to Normativity: A lineage of Trump memes

The internet has been saturated with Trump memes. Some times they […]

Film & TV

Eyewitness virality, Racism, and Journalistic responsibility

Last week, I spoke with a reporter regarding the Internet […]

Internet culture

The #LoveWins weekend on 9GAG

Following the decision from the Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) to make same-sex marriage legal nationwide, this weekend, all the memes came out to play. I tracked 9GAG‘s Hot, […]

Internet culture

Resources on Memes

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Internet culture

Instagramming Instagram’s Downtime

Instagram, Facebook, and Tindr experienced downtime around 1415hrs (GMT+8) on 28 January 2015. While the causes of the disruption are still being debated, the momentary disconnection (it was less than […]

Internet culture

#JeSuisAhmed speaks back to #JeSuisCharlie on Instagram

As a response to my earlier tracking of the #CharlieHedbo […]

Internet culture

Memetic Tropes on #CharlieHedbo on Instagram

I manually archive the artwork and memes published on the #CharlieHedbo hashtag on Instagram over three hours (8 January 15, 1700-2000hrs, GMT+8) and code the memetic tropes of populism. While […]

Influencers

Authenticity on Instagram

Since its creation in 2010, Instagram has become an aesthetically stylized site for photosharing, microblogging, networking, and commercial exchange. Instagram’s philosophy is listed on its FAQ page: What is Instagram? […]

Influencers

The Great Instagram Purge: Chaos, Currency, and Commerciality

This week’s Internet crisis has been brought to you by […]