very hyped to be chairing a roundtable on memes & vernacular creativity at the #IERLabRoundtable2023 feat. idil, Lucie Chateau & gunseliiiiii, I recommend registering for the whole thing if you want to hear about things that are new yet always the sams ierlab.com/2023/09/01/gro…

Looking forward to being part of this event with some really great people next monday!! Ours is just one of many great panels so sign up at the link below if you wanna hear about why some topics in new media discourse aren't so new and what we're tired of hearing about..

Our final panel preview for #IERLab Groundhog Day 23' 'Memes are new' Host 胡子哥 @[email protected]/bsky, sannuvola.threads.net will be joined by idil, Lucie Chateau & gunseliiiiii Thanks for all the sign-ups so far! We are also livetweeting the event (on 11/09, Monday!) ✨ See you there! ℹ️ierlab.com/groundhogday23/

Can't wait to tune in for this panel- and if you want the perfect transition between this panel and our following one on memes, check out my article on depression memes here: journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjo…

idil Lucie Chateau Particularly in the context of AI and AI produced content and images, where images are built from a database, memes kind of do the opposite, maintaining a spontanous and fun contribution to internet culture Lucie Chateau #IERLab

idil Lucie Chateau gunseliiiiii 胡子哥 @[email protected]/bsky, sannuvola.threads.net Time passing + irony will change the way we look at memes, we look back at boomer memes that may have appealed to a wider audience 10 years ago with a different lense, and they're funny in a different way. For example, boomer minion memes Lucie Chateau #IERLab

This was a such a great + fun conversation! Thanks @IERLab_tw for the organisation, 胡子哥 @[email protected]/bsky, sannuvola.threads.net for hosting, and idil and gunseliiiiii for the stimulating chat

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