Yasmin Ibrahim
Digital Icons: Memes, Martyrs and Avatars
Digital Icons: Memes, Martyrs and Avatars
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This book explores the re-appropriation and re-making of the iconic in digital spaces, offering critical perspectives on its consequences for humanity and society. It examines cross-cultural case studies of iconic images in digital platforms, providing original and critical analyses, theories, and perspectives on the notion of the 'iconic' and its movement, re-appropriation, and meaning-making.
Format: Hardback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This captivating book delves into the intricate realm of the digital 'iconic,' shedding light on the fascinating ways in which the concept of the iconic is re-appropriated and re-imagined in the online sphere. Through a comprehensive examination of cross-cultural case studies, the author presents original and thought-provoking analyses, theories, and perspectives on the notion of the 'iconic.' They explore its movement, re-appropriation, and meaning-making on digital platforms, offering a rich tapestry of insights.
The book is organized into thematic chapters, each dedicated to exploring different aspects of the iconic in the digital age. These chapters cover a wide range of topics, including phantom memory, martyrdom, denigration, pornographic recoding, digital games as simulacra, and memes as 'artification.' Through these case studies, the author situates the notion of the iconic firmly within contemporary cultures, emphasizing its unstable and unfinished nature as it traverses platforms both temporally and spatially.
This book is a valuable resource for academics and students alike, spanning various fields such as media and communications, digital culture, cultural studies, visual communication, visual culture, journalism studies, and digital humanities. It provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of the evolving dynamics of the iconic in the digital age, offering insights that will shape the future of our understanding and engagement with this phenomenon.
Weight: 386g
Dimension: 162 x 240 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367445539
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