My name is Patrick Davison; I live in New York City.
I am pursuing my PhD from the
Media, Culture, and Communication department of NYU
. I write, research, and perform for
Know Your Meme
. I am one half of a performance group called
What We Know So Far
. I do research with
The Web Ecology Project
.
You can email me at patrick.davison[at]gmail.com.
These are some essays that I've been writing:
1 The Language of (Internet) Memes
A basic introduction to memes, starting with Dawkins' initial theories. This paper introduces specific vocabulary for discussing the way Internet memes interact with modern culture.
updated: July 10 2010
2 On Chickens: Sion and Second Life.
Chickens. On the Web.
updated: July 10 2010
Content on this site made by Patrick Davison. The site is written in PHP and mysql. The CSS is based on the work of
Eric Meyer
&
Tyler Tate