Me and my Memes

Memes are a big part of my individual digital culture.  Memes are interesting because they combine visual imagery and text to communicate a point.  Some more complicated memes, for instance hipster memes, require Photoshop, which I don't have, but for simple memes there are tons of different online memebuilding services. What it takes to create a good meme is an eye for ideas that are witty or humorous.  (BTW, all the memes below are mine).

Memes can simply be entertaining, using captions and a funny picture to create a joke.

Others can be used to point out subtle ideas or connections about political or social situations:

Memes are also very popular in the mix culture. For instance, a mashup of a ridiculous song with a popular movie.

Memes can also be used for visual aids in classroom settings.  I created this meme for a lecture on falconry I gave to the Medieval Club last fall (OK, so maybe Medieval club DOES have something to do with this class).

Memes are easy to share and can create lots of laughter and discussion. If people make good memes about a particular pop culture topic, ie the Avengers or Star Wars, it helps me to like it even more than I already do.