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"...Spreading happiness in a time of distress" : En kritisk diskursanalys om memes kopplat till covid-19

Kandidat-uppsats

Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

Publicerad: 2022

Språk: Svenska

Sammanfattning

The purpose of this study is to examine memes on the internet linked to covid-19 to see what opinions, themes and discourses are presented. Hopefully this study can contribute to increase the understanding of the meme-culture, but also the meaning and function memes has in a crisis context such as the pandemic. This study is conducted by a thematic coding which makes it possible to identify the most common themes in the popular community r/Coronavirusmemes on Reddit. The following theories are used as a theoretical framework in this study; critical analysis, semiotic analysis and participatory culture.

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Lärosäte / institution
Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper
Publiceringsdatum
2022
Uppsatstyp
Kandidat-uppsats
Språk
Svenska

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