Description: Memeing War explores how Ukrainians used memes as digital folklore and survival tools during Russia's 2022 invasion, reflecting national identity, resilience, and humor in the face of violence and loss.
Brief description: Michel Bouchard was born and raised in a French-speaking community in Northern Alberta in the shadow of the historical fur economy, he has researched ethnicity and nationalism, particularly in Eastern Europe and Russia. He has his BA from the University of Toronto, MA from Université Laval and PhD from the University of Alberta. He is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Northern British Columbia. He has studied the history of French-speaking populations in Western North America in the 18th and 19th centuries. This past decade, he has studied Métis ethnogenesis and has published several books examining historical Métis communities. Dr. Bouchard served as President of the Canadian Anthropology Society and is currently serving as secretary for both the World Council of Anthropological Associations and the World Anthropological Union. He is now shifting his research to examine issues of identity, nation and resistance in the study of memes, notably focusing on Ukraine.