In
week 6 you are asked to consider the circulation of meaning within religious
memes in relation to various Internet publics. Memes can be read in different
ways by different audience online as they become what Jenkins describes as
“spreadable media”. By exploring online discourse and meme creator
intentionality we can consider how framings and messages about religion can
change, even when the memes themselves do not.
This week’s analysis will involve looking for public responses to a
selection of at least 3 specific memes you are studying. This can be either in
the form of the analysis of comments posted in a forum regarding audience
response to the memes or conducting an interview with the creator/s of the
memes to see their intention and hear back the reactions they have received
regarding their creations. Please reflect on the following questions:
-What
role to audience and/or creators plays in shaping the meaning of memes, and how
much influence do they have in informing the messages about religion transferred
online?
-In
what ways may religious memes communicate multiple or conflicting messages as
they are read by different audiences?
-In
what ways are religious internet memes effective and/or problematic forms of
communication about religion?
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