CfP: WARCnet closing conference
The Call for papers for our WARCnet closing conference 17-18 Oct 2022 is now online. Abstracts are due 4 March 2022
Défis européens partagés
Ce livre numérique est un projet collectif initié par la professeure Valérie Schafer dans le cadre du séminaire Digital Europe et mené par les étudiants de deuxième année du Master en histoire européenne contemporaine (MAHEC) de l’Université du Luxembourg. Les chapitres de cet ouvrage collectif portent sur des thématiques européennes sensibles et amplifiées en ligne, … Continued
Discover a meme (2): “Leave Britney alone!” and the #FreeBritney movement
By Jessica Pereira Creation “She’s so lucky, she’s a star, but she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking: If there’s nothing missing in my life, then why do these tears come at night?” – Lucky by Britney Spears. In this song of the year 2000 Britney Spears shared her discontent with her life as a celebrity. All … Continued
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Discover a meme (1): Pepe the Frog
By Jessica Pereira Creation Pepe the Frog is an anthropomorphic frog that became a viral internet meme. It was created by Matt Furie in 2005 in a comic named Boy’s Club. Pepe the Frog is one of the teenage monster characters among others named Brett, Andy and Landwolf in said comic. However, this character became famous in 2008 on … Continued
The VIRAL seminar
During the 2021-2022 academic year, the VIRAL seminar will focus on the many ways we may think about online virality and analyse the circulation of born-digital content. Virality, information circulation and content sharing always involve a heterogeneous arrangement of material, practical and discursive elements. These elements might include signs that may be replicated and/or evolve … Continued