Memes to Movements with An Xiao Mina

Published: Dec. 6, 2019, 10 a.m.

Welcome to December How Do You Like it So Far? fans! We can\u2019t believe it ourselves, but we only have two more episodes left for the season! This week Colin and Henry are joined by An Xiao Mina, a scholar, activist and author of the book Memes to Movements: How the World\u2019s Most Viral Media is Changing Social Protest and Power. In her new book, Mina discusses how memes can be considered a form of \u201cstreet art\u201d of the web where they are a prominent part of the discourse in today\u2019s society. Her book unveils the transformative power of memes and wonders where the memetic culture will take us next. Any cat fans out there? Mina goes into depth about how the Internet is made up of cat memes! What about goats? She argues that these animals are gaining visibility as new regions gain greater access and voice online. Listen in as Mina talks about how memes were not created from marketing meetings, but emerged from playfulness and experimentation. \u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\n\nShare your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You\nLike It So Far? account! You can also email us at\nhowdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.\n\nMusic:\n\u201cIn Time\u201d by Dylan Emmett and \u201cSpaceship\u201d by Lesion X.\nIn Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet\xa0 https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmet\nSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats\nCreative Commons \u2014 Attribution 3.0 Unported \u2014 CC BY 3.0\nFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumental\nFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceship\nMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q\n\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013