[Air-L] Research on memes and internet fail sites

[amanda brennan]

Hey Sanni,

While I'm not currently in academica, I am the resident librarian at Know
Your Meme <http://www.knowyourmeme.com>. I specialize in fandom, slang and
Tumblr-related content, although I have also covered some fail-related
topics. I'm in the beginning stages of putting together an online
bibliography of meme-related research (although I don't have an ETA on it,
it's currently a backburner project) but I'm always available via email for
any meme-related questions anyone has! There are also a few academics with
accounts on the site and we have a
thread<http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/13980-academic-research-on-internet-memes>in
our forums dedicated to research.

Cheers!
amanda


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On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 7:13 AM, Sanni Pennanen <sanni.pennanen at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I would be interested to know if there are researchers amongst you who
> would be focusing on memes and/or internet fails (for example lamebook
> etc.). Also tips about readings on the matter would be highly appreciated.
> I'm currently planning my PhD studies in folkloristics with the topic of
> Internet fails, memes and questions of authenticity in online
> communication.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sanni Pennanen
> M.A., Folkloristics
> University of Turku
> Finland
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