That’s a Wrap! – LIS530 Presents: Multimemia Studies

We’re All Out of Memes…Or Are We?

As we come to the end of the semester and this course, we thought we’d finish off by sharing some stats from the creation of this website and our favourite Spotify Wrapped memes.

Random Project Stats

posted over 50 memes
listened to 14 hours of lofi-girl / jazz lofi vibes in the creation of this website
had two team meetings that went over time because it’s so nice to connect with online student friends
only cried once
discovered that making memes is as fun as consuming memes (props to Anneliese for making most of the memes on her introduction page)
had fun coming up with quiz questions

Spotify Wrapped Memes for the Road

A screenshot of a tweet from @slvppy that reads, 'i can't wait for my psych analysis (spotify wrapped).' — Anyone else show their Spotify Wrapped stats to their therapist, or is it just me?

A screenshot of a Limewire download/upload screen and a text box overtop that reads, 'Your 2007 wrapped. You listened to 510 new artists and 1102 new songs. Only 8 viruses were transferred onto your computer. You spent 3123 minutes searching for audible versions of songs.' — Sorry for downloading so many viruses, Mom and Dad

A screenshot of a tweet from @enchantedjess13 that features a Spotify wrapped graphic. The tweet above the graphic reads, 'Anyone else get these extremely personal messages from spotify?? weird' and the text on the graphic reads, 'Wow, you listened to All Too Well (10 minute version) (from the vault) a LOT! We are genuinely worried about you!' — This meme is definitely not about me

A screenshot of a Tweet from @swiftbunnies overtop an images of Taylor swift. On the left, Taylor opens a door and stares onward with an open mouth. On the right, another Taylor walks through the door with a big smile as she points to herself. The tweet above the images reads, 'Pretending to be shocked when I open my Spotify Wrapped and see my top artist.' — It’s not like I still use Last.fm and check my music-listening stats at least once a month…

A screenshot of a tweet from @OKWildlifeDept that features a Spotify Wrapped graphic. The text on the graphic reads, 'Your top artist this year was Feral Raccoons in a Dumpster Noises. You spent 978 minutes together. You were in the top 1% of Feral Raccoons in a Dumpster Noises listeners this year.' — The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation always comes through with oddly-specific but relatable wildlife content

A screenshot of a tweet from @MarcSnetiker with text that reads, 'my spotify wrapped:' overtop an image of a girl at a table with a lemon water drink in front of her. She crosses her arms on the table and looks to the left at her table mate with a smirk. Below her is text that reads, 'You're gay, right?' — Was it Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Boygenius that gave it away?

A screenshot of a tweet from @trashygaytweets that reads, 'I already know what my spotify wrapped is going to look like,' above an image of a book rack with two side by side books, one titled 'Depression' and one titled 'Homosexuality.' Both books are by Edward T. Welch.

Meme Shares

Meme of the Week: November 14–20, 2022

ByCourtenay Adams November 14, 2022December 13, 2022

This week’s meme has Tessa feeling sassy vibes. Pretty sure LIS workers can help y’all feel cute and learn basic math if that’s the goal, though.

Reflection

Reflection: A Novice/Ignorant Meme Participant

ByKara Folkeringa December 7, 2022December 13, 2022

When I started thinking about memes, I thought I didn’t interact with them very often. The more I’m learning, the more I realize that memes are much more than just images with block text, as I previously thought.