Living with the covid-19 virus in internet folklore
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https://doi.org/10.3986/SMS20222503Keywords:
Internet folklore, memes, COVID-19, virus, pandemiaAbstract
The article discusses memes about the COVID-19 virus shared in the Belief Narrative Network’s Facebook group since its inception in April 2020 until the end of August 2020 (when this article was written), i.e., during the first wave of the pandemic. The author addresses the main preoccupations and anxieties of the members of the group as they reflect on the themes addressed in the memes, and the roles the memes played in their lives.
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