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Living the YOLO Lifestyle: The Rhetorical Power of Memes in the Classroom

Living the YOLO Lifestyle: The Rhetorical Power of Memes in the Classroom

Crystal L. Beach, Katie S. Dredger
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781522521013|ISBN10: 1522521011|EISBN13: 9781522521020
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2101-3.ch016
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Beach, Crystal L., and Katie S. Dredger. "Living the YOLO Lifestyle: The Rhetorical Power of Memes in the Classroom." Deconstructing the Education-Industrial Complex in the Digital Age, edited by Douglas Loveless, et al., IGI Global, 2017, pp. 269-286. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2101-3.ch016

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Beach, C. L. & Dredger, K. S. (2017). Living the YOLO Lifestyle: The Rhetorical Power of Memes in the Classroom. In D. Loveless, P. Sullivan, K. Dredger, & J. Burns (Eds.), Deconstructing the Education-Industrial Complex in the Digital Age (pp. 269-286). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2101-3.ch016

Chicago

Beach, Crystal L., and Katie S. Dredger. "Living the YOLO Lifestyle: The Rhetorical Power of Memes in the Classroom." In Deconstructing the Education-Industrial Complex in the Digital Age, edited by Douglas Loveless, et al., 269-286. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2101-3.ch016

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Abstract

In this chapter, the authors discuss what it means for students to create, remix, and disseminate memes today—especially considering the connectivity and participatory nature of youth culture. The authors then discuss the importance of a critical media literacy pedagogy. Next, the authors investigate and rhetorically analyze some current memes. The authors also analyze the digital affordances of tools, the ways that messages are privileged and silenced, visual rhetoric, and remix. Finally, the authors explore further implications for educators to consider when using memes in the classroom.

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