10/9【Lecture at UTokyo】The value of internet memes
【Lecture at UTokyo】The value of internet memes
Dear students and colleagues,
I am pleased to invite you to the mini-lecture “The value of internet memes”
by Professor Limor Shifman from Hebrew University on October 9 at the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus. Prof. Shifman is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Journalism, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. She is an expert on digital media, popular culture and political communication.
No registration is required and all walk-ins are welcome.
Best,
Kaori Hayashi
*日時／Time*
6:00-7:30pm
October 9, 2019
*場所／Venue*
東京大学本郷キャンパス情報学環本館6階会議室
6th Floor, iii Main Building, Hongo Campus, the University of Tokyo http://www.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp/access
*講演者／Speaker*
Prof. Limor Shifman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
*使用言語／Language*
英語
English
*講演要旨（英語のみ）／Lecture Abstract*
Widely disputed in academic circles for over three decades, the term “meme” has recently been re-formulated as a mundane phrase referring to a wide spectrum of digital phenomena, encompassing cute kittens and political protests. Focusing on attributes specific to memes in digital spheres, I shall propose a revised definition of the concept, and deploy it to explore the various roles played by memes in political participation and cultural globalization. The power of internet memes, I will argue, stems from their unique position as bridges between individuals and collectives. Finally, I will look into the intersection between memes and values, arguing that internet memes construct two types of values: overt values, which are expressed through memes’ content, and covert values, which are intrinsic to memes as communicative formats.
Additionally, Prof. Shifman will be explaining about her new large-scale global project “DigitalValues” starting 2019. “DigitalValues” aims to study the construction of values in social media through a comparative analysis of user-generated content in five languages. Saki Mizoroki, member of Kaori Hayashi Research Group at the University of Tokyo will be cooperating her project.
*講演者紹介（英語のみ）／About the Speaker*
Prof. Limor Shifman is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication and Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences. She studies digital media and popular culture, and is particularly interested in two realms:
understanding the big meaning of small texts (such as jokes) and identifying patterns in seemingly chaotic universes of user generated content. Her work has been published in venues such as Journal of Communication, American Sociological Review, New Media and Society and Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. Prof. Shifman is a former research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute , University of Oxford, and a former visiting scholar at the USC Annenberg school of Communication and Journalism.
*備考／Note*
入場無料・事前登録不要
Free admission. No registration needed.
*主催／Host*
東京大学大学院情報学環・学際情報学府 林香里研究室「メディア研究のつどい」
Kaori Hayashi Research Group, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies (Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies), University of Tokyo
*協力／In Cooperation With*
東京大学大学院博士課程教育リーディングプログラム多文化共生・統合人間学プログ
ラム（IHS）・教育プロジェクトS
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For further inquires, or if you have any questions for the lecture, please send an email to Saki Mizoroki mizoroki@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp