Migration Memes and Social Gaze: An Analysis of Facebook Memes on the Rohingya Community in Bangladesh

• Main Author: Son, Gopashis Biswas G.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: heteroglossia; meme; migration; Rohingya crisis; social media
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/socialtransformations/vol9/iss2/6; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/socialtransformations/article/1136/viewcontent/ST_209.2_206_20Article_20__20Son.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Despite Bangladesh’s alarming population density and crippling economy, the state has homed over 1.1 million Rohingyas in recent years. The frustrations of the netizens over the worsening living conditions and rising crime rates have culminated in memes. Internet memes are effective and humorous too...