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François Jost: but what are you "memes" talking about?
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Visual of François JOST's book.
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By: Pascal Paradou Follow
You probably know the "
memes
"!
You know, these animated, transformed, diverted images that flood the web to make us laugh, criticize, denounce, make us think.
Some have become cults.
Despite their light appearance,
memes
tell a lot about our society: what is the mechanics of this language, this verbal parody?
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Guest
:
François Jost
, semiologist, professor emeritus at
the Sorbonne Nouvelle University
.
Author of
Are You Memes
?
, published by the CNRS.
► And the
Elsewhere chronicle
takes us to
the Democratic Republic of Congo
with the 10th edition of
the International Theater Festival “Ça se passe à Kin”
.
Organized by
Le Tarmac des Auteurs
, its program is presented by the artistic director,
Israël Tshipamba Mouckounay
.
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