Internet memes have become ubiquitous in our everyday experiences, both online and offline, permeating a variety of fields; not only are they prevalent in our communications among friends and strangers, they are also present in our political, commercial and cultural experiences.…
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This thesis examines how people compare the president to the Antichrist online, specifically during the Trump administration. Looking at digital Antichrist comparisons as distinct communicative practices, I argue that the digital affordances and logics that allow for the rapid s…
Today’s digital environment features a growing circulation of repurposed archival audiovisual material. This dissertation builds on Jaimie Baron’s argument that the repurposing of audiovisual footage forms the contemporary experience of history today. I expand on her framework o…
In this dissertation, I examine the way Seattle drag artists embody the practice of remix through live and digital performance, weaving together sound, visual references, history, politics, gender, body, and affect in creative ways that both entertain audiences and make critical…