Are Internet Memes ART?
Let’s discuss! You know that you want to!
**The Zoom class video recording and tutorial for Week #4 will be posted below and at the bottom of this blog post**
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First – (lets screen the video above in class and then later read the article below for more context. In your blog post assignment, you should refer to the video the video and essay for context, what was useful or important?)
Second – The Assignment Details: A New Blog Post is in order.
Start by doing an Internet search for; “Are memes ART?” – See what you discover, gather those links and be prepared to share them in your post. No matter how you cut it, memes are here to stay… but is this good or bad for Art? Is this good or bad for communication? Are memes simply just forms of self-expression? Or are they MORE? Well, why or why not? I want to know what you think. Lets create a compelling way to share our response. And by all means plan to create, search for, discover and share your favorite existing Memes via an image or URL, or embed them into your new blog post for this coming week. How will you craft a narrative between using Memes and your own personal experiences?
**Oh, and, you MUST create at least 1 of your own memes to also express your sentiments for our CT101 class! Be sure to include the words “CT101” in your meme!
Perhaps, you will say “CT101 be like…”
OR, “What if I told you that CT101….”
All of this nestles quite well into in new Blog post! (thats your assignment!) Please consider the formatting of this blog post that you are reading right now. Notice how we see a mixture of images, video and hyperlinks that help give context and reference to where we are drawing resources from. (wink wink – you all need this reminder).
Some Online Tools for making Memes:
Giphy.com – (create a free account)
Imgur.com – (create a free account)
Make a Meme – work with some of the Internet’s classic templates
Mashable’s top 6 Meme Maker Picks – various tools
Are there more MEME making tools that you know about? Add them both to your post as also in the comments section below so that others may also learn about them.
More Insight on MEMEs:
A good synopsis via how-to-geek.com
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***The CT101 Meme Project will later be exhibited on the NET-ART website as a collaboration project! More details coming soon – Check out some of the other projects on display there now – https://netart.commons.gc.cuny.edu/galleries-exhibitions/
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Are Memes the Pop Culture Art of our Era? Kate Knibbs
Read the essay above and draw insight and context from it.
(I know, I know, its a dream come true assignment!)
Have fun!
**The Zoom class video recording and tutorial for Week #4 will be posted below after class on 9/28
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