The Four Terms of Memetic Analysis
Analyzing memes with an understanding of the creator’s intent, the influence of culture, the effective use of other mediated works, and the value of aesthetics can enhance the means that scholars talk about these works.
Spitzberg’s Definition: Memes as a Communal Bridges
The second in a series of articles focusing on the additions to the “Defining Memes” chapter of “Meme Life.” This article will address how Spitzberg’s “Toward A Model of Meme Diffusion” adds to discussion in this field.
Aunger’s Definition: Memes as Our Reaction to Societal Events
The first in a series of articles focusing on the additions to the “Defining Memes” chapter of “Meme Life.” This article will address how Aunger’s “The Electric Meme” adds to discussion in this field.
Welcome to my archive of knowledge.
This site is a knapsack of online artifacts and antiquities that represents the current state of this cyber age. All postings are merely an attempt to provide a journal of wisdom for future discussions.
About Dr. Tilton
Dr. Shane Tilton is an associate professor of multimedia journalism at the Ohio Northern University. Tilton is also a Fellow for the Ohio Northern University Institute for Civics and Public Policy, the Leyline Geek Therapy Advisory Board, and the Center for Society and Cyberstudies. He was named the 2018 Young Stationers’ Prize for his work advancing journalism and communication scholarship and education in United States higher education for nearly two decades. Tilton was honored twice by the Society for Collegiate Journalists as his work advising the Northern Review, the campus newspaper. His latest award happened in 2018 when he was named the Sheridan Baker Advisor of the Year. Tilton’s research normally falls in the realms of collegiate game-based pedagogy, the psychological issues surrounding ludology, multimedia journalism’s influence on society, social media engagement, and memetic communication practices. His work on social media and its connection to university life earned him the 2013 Harwood Dissertation award from the Broadcast Education Association.