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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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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Liudmyla Pidkuĭmukha 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 |
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Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election |
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Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election |
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Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election |
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Battle of Narratives: Political Memes During the 2019 Ukrainian Presidential Election |
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battle of narratives: political memes during the 2019 ukrainian presidential election |
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Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences |
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Cognitive Studies | Études cognitives |
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2020-12-01 |
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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. |
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political meme, creolized meme, polarization of society, elections, image of opponent, politics in ukraine |
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