Activist Meme Repository

An archive of curated feminist and queer activist memes, gathered from Instagram, Twitter, Threads, TikTok and beyond, 2016–2026.

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1,156memes
10years of collecting
32platforms
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Book cover: The Art of Memes in Feminist Digital Culture

From the book

The Art of Memes in Feminist Digital Culture

In The Art of Memes in Feminist Digital Culture, Shana MacDonald argues that memes are a unique medium of communication that both respond to and reflect the current cultural moment. The book examines feminist and queer activist uses of memes as a form of digital resistance, demonstrating through collage, reenactment, and montage that countercultural meme makers intervene in the status quo and offer cultural critiques with potentially broad circulation.

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About the repository

The Activist Meme Repository is a collection of feminist and queer memes gathered on the personal accounts from a group of activist-scholars over a ten year period (2016-2026). The collection includes artifacts from across Instagram, Twitter, Threads, TikTok and other social media platforms.

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