Critical Memetic Literacies in English Education

This  edited collection introduces English and literacy educators to the  theoretical, research-based, and practical dimensions of using digital  memetic texts—“memes”—in the classroom. Digital memetic texts come with  new affordances, particularly as avenues for student creativity, voice,  and advocacy. But these texts can also be put to manipulative,  propagandistic, and nefarious purposes, posing critical challenges to an  informed, democratic citizenry. Grounded in multimodality and critical  literacy, this book investigates the fascinating digital dimension of  texts, audiences, and meaning, and considers how English educators might  take up these conversations in practical ways with students. With  authentic examples from teachers and students, this volume provides a  road map to researchers and educators—both preservice and  in-service—interested in critical and productive uses of these modern  phenomena.