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In: | Social Media + Society, 2, 2016, 1, S. 205630511663709 |
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SAGE Publications
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 205630511663709 |
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2056-3051
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DOI: | 10.1177/2056305116637095 |
veröffentlicht in: | Social Media + Society |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Kollektion: | SAGE Publications (CrossRef) |
<jats:p>This project joins a growing conversation about the cultural significance of memes (and Internet memes in particular), offering a critical analysis of Republican Jesus—one popular image macro that mocks contemporary American conservatism—in order to illustrate the rhetorical potential of these putatively harmless do-it yourself (DIY) creations. Ultimately, I argue that Republican Jesus offers a critique of contemporary conservatism that creates “perspective by incongruity” and, thereby, creates a space for ideological struggle.</jats:p> |