When Internet Memes about Religion are Mean | Heidi Campbell | TEDxLSSC

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Internet Memes have become a common way people share ideas about current events & culture online. Since memes use humor they can be used to address serious topics in unexpected ways. Yet memes can also be used to ignite intolerance and hate online especially regarding religious groups online. To build a kinder and more tolerant world, we need to unpack how memes communicate bias, and turn mean memes into caring conversations. Dr. Heidi A. Campbell is Professor of Communication, affiliate faculty in Religious Studies, and a Presidential Impact Fellow at Texas A&M University. She is also director of the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies (http://digitalreligion.tamu.edu). Her research focuses on intersections between technology, religion and digital culture, with emphasis on Jewish, Muslim & Christian negotiations with digital media. She is co-editor of Routledge’s Religion and Digital Culture book series, and author of over 100 articles and books including When Religion Meets New Media (2010), Networked Theology (2016) and Digital Creatives and the Rethinking Religious Authority in Digital Culture (2020). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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