"They Can't Stop All Of Us": A Discussion About The Internet's Reaction To The Raid On Area 51

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Mariah Reneau (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Advisor
Gregory Perreault

Abstract: Through narrative analysis, this paper seeks to study themes seen in a series of Raid Area 51 memes and analyze how visual rhetoric was used to prompt the memes’ audiences to participate in a raid on Area 51. The research suggests that the collection of memes illustrated a variety of plotlines that prompted action by tying in both an appeal to emotion and logic while also bringing in pop culture icons to craft a clear narrative that the raid on Area 51 was inherent.

Additional Information

Publication
Honors Project
Reneau, M. (2020). "They Can't Stop All Of Us": A Discussion About The Internet's Reaction To The Raid On Area 51. Unpublished Honors Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Language: English
Date: 2020
Keywords
Narrative Theory, Area 51, Memes, Internet Culture, Visual Analysis

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