The surprising academic origins of memes Published: February 12, 2018 9:26am EST. Erhan Aslan, University of Reading. Author. Erhan Aslan ...

As someone who’s been into hilarious memes since the dawn of the internet, there’s nothing I love more than seeing where those iconic images actually came from. The X account @internetweird ...

Memes are everywhere. Easily sharable on any social media platform, and instantly remixable with little technical effort , they've become visual vehicles to share our thoughts with the outside world.

Funny memes often come from dark places — remember that before you make your own. Memes, just like every other joke format, don’t exist in a vacuum, which is why being aware of their origins ...

Often, the origins of such memes can be buried in context so deep that understanding their origins requires dedicated research. How important that is depends on why you want to understand the meme.