Meme, the Force: An Archive of Ukrainian Wartime Digital Culture

This dataset accompanies the paper on the cultural significance of memes in wartime Ukraine. It includes a collection of memes (in a compressed folder) and a detailed metadata spreadsheet. Each meme is annotated with an item number, date, format, repost source, visual motif, intertextuality, and rhetorical purpose. The dataset offers insights into the use of digital humor, resilience, and cultural narratives in war settings, providing a valuable resource for analyzing grassroots digital participation and the role of memes in collective identity and wartime communication.