Why Do Memes Matter? - Glad You Asked S1

Memes are the language of the internet. At some point in the last decade, they became the secret ingredient for advertising, political messaging, and disinformation all across the world. Glad You Asked host Christophe Haubursin wanted to know why that happened — and what it means for the internet today. Key Sources: The Ambivalent Internet: Mischief, Oddity, and Antagonism Online Ambivalent Internet: Mischief, Oddity, and Antagonism Online-p-9781509501274 For this video, we spoke to Ryan Milner and Whitney Phillips, the co-authors of this book on the messy, antagonistic folklore constantly being created through memes. The Disinformation Report This is the senate-commissioned report on Russian election influence that identifies memes as the “propaganda of the digital age.” Memes in Digital Culture If you’re c