LIGN 42. The Linguistics of Memes (4 units)
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Description
A great meme can perfectly capture your feelings, sum up a situation, leave you laughing, or just add a bit of spice to life. In this course, we’ll look at memes as an aspect of modern communication, discussing the concept of a “meme,” the life cycle of a meme, the social nature of memes, and more, all explored using tools and concepts from language and the field of linguistics. This study will show that memes aren’t just silliness, but a rich communicative medium for a modern multimedia era.
Prerequisite courses
LIGN 42 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have LIGN 42 as a prerequisite.