Liquid memetics: reconciling sciences with art-humanities for a deeper analysis of contemporary literature

Abstract EN

Technological and scientific breakthroughs have radically changed society.

more authors of literature today are weaving both these innovations and their themes into their works.

for a deeper comprehension of such works, literary criticism ought to include natural sciences as additional tools of analysis.

however, arts / humanities are distant from natural sciences in terms of interests and aims which could prove problematic.

this article suggests a theoretical outline to reconcile these two fields with social sciences and combine them to form a coherent and homogenous framework.

inspired by Zygmunt Bauman's liquid modernity and Edward Wilson's unity of knowledge, the suggested framework named “liquid memetics” is the study of cultural artifacts (memes) based on the interconnectivity of knowledge across fields of academia.

liquid memetics' framework shows promise in terms of empirical research and further exploration despite its ambitious aims and fluid structure.