I have stumbled into memes as one fruitful teaching tool for helping students to uncover the ways mass media shapes how we view ourselves, others, and the world around us. A Google search for ...

with himself, followed by a litany of toxic in-jokes meant to confuse the media and those less savvy ... hate crimes have become a message board meme of sorts. And like any online meme, the ...

popularized meme culture and brought memes to mainstream media. In recent years memes have become more topical, touching on issues such as mass shootings, war and genocide. This has become a sort of ...