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Memes as a medium for preaching: communicating moderate religious teachings through digital media
Cogent Social SciencesThis article examines how internet memes are used as a means of religious outreach to convey moderate religious messages, by identifying how their visual and narrative elements construct meaning.
Muhammad Qadaruddin +4 more
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The Emotional Response of Filipino Teachers-in-Training to Memes
Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2022 Memes on the internet are created content to express knowledge, entertain, ridicule, and self-actualize. The purpose of this study was to assess the emotional response to memes and their link to the profile of Filipino teachers-in-training.
Vemma Mae R. Guinto
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons +9 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson +18 more
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, 2014 The “meme” concept is usually attributed to Dawkins. It does, however, have a much longer history, predating the acceptance of the “gene” concept in early twentieth century biology. This chapter traces the history of the “meme” meme and explores the role of intentionality —or its exclusion—in the analogies drawn between biological and cultural ...
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Cities can harbor greater plant diversity than other ecosystems, yet how city sociocultural factors may determine differences in plant composition across equivalent urban green space types remains understudied. Here, we compare plant communities in five main urban greenspace types across three Swiss cities representing the country's French (Geneva ...
Joan Casanelles‐Abella +7 more
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Memes as ensemble of illocutionary acts
Language and Semiotic StudiesAs digital communication continues to shape discourse, memes have emerged as a potent tool for conveying messages. Previous studies on internet memes have focused on various aspects such as humor generation, speech acts, and political communication ...
Koickakudy Mitul Joseph
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Meme culture and suicide sensitivity: a quantitative study
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022 People worldwide are bogged down with a multitude of issues, many of which may need some form of coping mechanism to counteract the negative beliefs that accompany those issues. For many, memes have become that coping mechanism.
Ryan Weiser, Nafees Alam
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Formation of Distance‐Based Orientation: Political Identity through Relational Positioning in Israel
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Distance‐based orientation describes how pejorative labels may serve as anchor points for political identity. Existing research on political labeling has largely emphasized stigmatization, overlooking how labels may acquire durability and orienting capacity without losing pejorative force. Drawing on publicly circulating discourse, we trace positioning
Tammar Friedman, Asaf Saadon
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