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Reading Religion in Internet Memes

in Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture
Authors: Wendi Bellar 1 , Heidi A. Campbell 2 , Kyong James Cho 3 , Andrea Terry 4 , Ruth Tsuria 5 , Aya Yadlin-Segal 6 and Jordan Ziemer 7
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  • 1 Texas A&M University, USA
  • 2 Texas A&M University, USA
  • 3 Texas A&M University, USA
  • 4 Texas A&M University, USA
  • 5 Texas A&M University, USA
  • 6 Texas A&M University, USA
  • 7 Texas A&M University, USA
Online Publication Date:
06 Dec 2013
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2: Issue 2
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/21659214-90000031
Keywords:
humor; internet; lived religion; memes; participatory culture
Open Access

This article provides a preliminary report of a study of religious-oriented internet memes and seeks to identify the common communication styles, interpretive practices and messages about religion communicated in this digital medium. These findings argue that memes provide an important sphere for investigating and understanding religious meaning-making online, which expresses key attributes of participatory culture and trends towards lived religion.

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In:
Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture
E-ISSN:
2165-9214
Print ISSN:
2588-8099
Publisher:
Brill
Cover Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture
Volume 2: Issue 2
Page Count:
1–39
Subjects:
Religion & Society, Social Sciences, Sociology of Religion, Religious Studies
Copyright:
© Copyright 2013 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands 2013

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