Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election

Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election The article highlights the peculiarities of political internet memes as information units that shape public opinion. The article also examines the role of memes in society. The research material includes creolized...

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Main Authors: Liudmyla Pidkuĭmukha, Nadiya Kiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences 2020-12-01
Series:Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives
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Online Access:https://ispan.waw.pl/journals/index.php/cs-ec/article/view/2246
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spelling doaj-2bd6448b8c7646aea977c0ed219ce76b2021-01-19T11:58:50ZengInstitute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of SciencesCognitive Studies | Études cognitives2392-23972020-12-0102010.11649/cs.22461674Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential ElectionLiudmyla Pidkuĭmukha0Nadiya Kiss1Національний університет «Києво-Могилянська академія» [National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”], Київ [Kyiv]Justus Liebig University Giessen [Justus Liebig University Giessen], GiessenBattle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election The article highlights the peculiarities of political internet memes as information units that shape public opinion. The article also examines the role of memes in society. The research material includes creolized memes (including both verbal and visual elements) about the Ukrainian politicians Petro Poroshenko and Volodymyr Zelenskyi. These memes were created in 2019 during the Ukrainian presidential election. The article firstly focuses on the verbal aspects of the memes and their semantic and functional features. In addition, the peculiarities of opponent image construction are analysed. The article then examines the influence of Ukrainian politicians on the conduct of the “meme war”. The article also sheds light on the role which memes play in the polarization of society.   Wojna narratywów: memy polityczne podczas wyborów prezydenckich na Ukrainie w 2019 roku Artykuł przedstawia cechy politycznych memów internetowych jako jednostek informacji wpływających na świadomość ludzi, a także wyjaśnia ich rolę w społeczeństwie. Materiałem badań były kreolizowane memy (obecność elementów słownych i ikonicznych) o Piotrze Poroszence i Włodzimierzu Zełenskim, wygenerowane podczas kampanii prezydenckiej na Ukrainie w 2019 roku. Główny nacisk położono na werbalny aspekt memu, jego cechy semantyczne i funkcjonalne, przeanalizowano specyfikę konstruowania wizerunku przeciwnika, podkreślono znaczenie ukraińskich polityków w prowadzeniu „wojny memetycznej” oraz wyjaśniono rolę memów w polaryzowaniu społeczeństwa.https://ispan.waw.pl/journals/index.php/cs-ec/article/view/2246political meme, creolized meme, polarization of society, elections, image of opponent, politics in ukraine
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author Liudmyla Pidkuĭmukha
Nadiya Kiss
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Nadiya Kiss
Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election
Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives
political meme, creolized meme, polarization of society, elections, image of opponent, politics in ukraine
author_facet Liudmyla Pidkuĭmukha
Nadiya Kiss
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title Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election
title_short Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election
title_full Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election
title_fullStr Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election
title_full_unstemmed Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election
title_sort battle of narratives: political memes during the 2019 ukrainian presidential election
publisher Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
series Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives
issn 2392-2397
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election The article highlights the peculiarities of political internet memes as information units that shape public opinion. The article also examines the role of memes in society. The research material includes creolized memes (including both verbal and visual elements) about the Ukrainian politicians Petro Poroshenko and Volodymyr Zelenskyi. These memes were created in 2019 during the Ukrainian presidential election. The article firstly focuses on the verbal aspects of the memes and their semantic and functional features. In addition, the peculiarities of opponent image construction are analysed. The article then examines the influence of Ukrainian politicians on the conduct of the “meme war”. The article also sheds light on the role which memes play in the polarization of society.   Wojna narratywów: memy polityczne podczas wyborów prezydenckich na Ukrainie w 2019 roku Artykuł przedstawia cechy politycznych memów internetowych jako jednostek informacji wpływających na świadomość ludzi, a także wyjaśnia ich rolę w społeczeństwie. Materiałem badań były kreolizowane memy (obecność elementów słownych i ikonicznych) o Piotrze Poroszence i Włodzimierzu Zełenskim, wygenerowane podczas kampanii prezydenckiej na Ukrainie w 2019 roku. Główny nacisk położono na werbalny aspekt memu, jego cechy semantyczne i funkcjonalne, przeanalizowano specyfikę konstruowania wizerunku przeciwnika, podkreślono znaczenie ukraińskich polityków w prowadzeniu „wojny memetycznej” oraz wyjaśniono rolę memów w polaryzowaniu społeczeństwa.
topic political meme, creolized meme, polarization of society, elections, image of opponent, politics in ukraine
url https://ispan.waw.pl/journals/index.php/cs-ec/article/view/2246
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