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This document summarizes an article about purposefully-poor images in memes. Purposefully-poor images are low-resolution or degraded images created to look like images that have circulated online and lost quality. The author argues that these images satirize the process of image degradation through online sharing. They draw attention to how images become objects through circulation and can express feelings of alienation. The author analyzes how purposefully-poor images fit into traditions of amateur, DIY ae
- Author
- Jowelle Majdalani
- Language
- EN