Monday, October 4, 2021 1:30 pm
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1:30 pm
EDT (GMT -04:00)
WIPS takes place in-person at the Stratford School, as well as virtually, on MS Teams - see link below.
October 4, session details
Speaker & Subject: Ray Drainville, "Ex nugis seria: The Internet Meme as Contemporary Emblem"
Abstract: We think of Internet memes as a recent phenomenon. In reality, there are several striking parallels to Renaissance emblems, such as familiar visual content, humour, in-group knowledge, and the exploitation of new media formats.