Explore the historical development of communication and media technologies and their social consequencesCO3.

Task descriptionDevelopments in digital technologies have enabled new forms of communication to emerge. In this assessment, you are asked to demonstrate how memes have historically evolved from more traditional symbolic forms of communication and to identify the social, political, economic or technological circumstances that led to their use in contemporary, digital society. Specifically, the essay question asks students to:Explain and describe how memes are an example of media activism. Answers must be applied to a collection of related memes of your choosing.The topics most relevant for answering this essay are Weeks 2 (semiotics), 3 (non-verbal communication), 4 (written communication), 7 (communication power) and 8 (media activism, memes and manifestos).You are advised not to wait until the week 8 lecture to begin this assessment as your meme research can commence at any time and you should use your knowledge of the topics highlighted above to start preparing the argument and structure of your essay. Your essay must include references to credible academic sources (e.g. peer-reviewed journal article, academic books) to support your analysis. The quality as well as the quantity of sources will be taken into account when marking. Course objectivesThe task corresponds to the following course objectives:CO2. explore the historical development of communication and media technologies and their social consequencesCO3. explore a range of media texts and genresCO7. demonstrate understanding of the social, political, economic and technological aspects of communication and media






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