The Memeification of Culture (and This Election) and Dr.

Mhairie discusses the history of memes, their impact on culture, and specifically their popularity in the 2024 U.S. presidential election with Dr. Lauren Cagle, professor of rhetoric at the University of Kentucky. They discuss the field of rhetoric more broadly, define the term “meme,” and investigate generational differences in social media use and online communication related to the consumption of political information.

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