Keywords
Communication, critical discourse analysis, discourse, ideology, memes, first world problems, third world success, inequality, critical
Abstract
This thesis applies the theory and method of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine the ideological components of the First World Problems (FWP) and Third World Success (TWS) Internet memes. Drawing on analytical concepts from CDA and related perspectives, such as multimodal discourse analysis and social semiotics, the paper analyzes the visual and textual elements of a sample of the FWP and TWS memes. The paper argues that the text and images featured in the memes are ideologically salient and discursively construct oppositional binaries between “us” and “them” in terms of wealth disparity.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2013
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Sandoval, Jennifer
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Communication
Degree Program
Communication; Mass Communication
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0004828
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0004828
Language
English
Release Date
August 2013
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences, Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Chandler, Robert, "Meme World Syndrome: A Critical Discourse Analysis Of The First World Problems And Third World Success Internet Memes" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2613.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/2613