memes and internet culture - Felicia Davin

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memes and internet culture

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fact one: the whale is a discourse

DISCOURSE, n. I can’t quit twitter. It’s owned by a fascist ghoul and increasingly more broken every day, but my bookish community still lives there, it’s a reliable way to get the word out about a new book, sometimes passionate fans will coalesce around a single tweet

So long and thanks for all the classic trash

So long and thanks for all the classic trash

Since twitter is in chaos, I’ve been thinking about how much I’ll miss it. I’ve made a lot of good friends there, received a lot of great book recommendations, sold a few books, learned a lot, and for good or for ill, witnessed many world events. And

Whooping cough heartthrobs

COQUELUCHE, n. Once, a long time ago in my first year of grad school, I was attending a social event hosted by the teaching assistants’ union, mingling with other new students. A science grad student looked at me in perplexity when I said that my PhD would be in French.