Memes
Ukrainian creativity amidst the war with Dr. Bilaniuk
October 7, 2022By: Chloë Arneson, News Writer Content warning: This article mentions violence, war, and death. On September 1, Professor Laada Bilaniuk delivered a presentation on Ukrainian creativity and resilience in the face of war. She focused on detailing the cultural creativity that erupted on social media since the Russian invasion in February. Laada Bilaniuk, who teaches anthropology at the University of Washington “is currently working on a book on the politics of popular culture in Ukraine.” Bilaniuk began the lecture by noting how Ukrainians have faced a multitude of horrors since the war began, including “destroyed buildings, looted buildings, death, maiming,…
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The memefication of the Queen’s death
September 28, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of colonialism, genocide, and sexual assualt Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ is dead and I feel like I’m one of the only people who didn’t find out through a meme. On the morning of…
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Canadians, overseas wars are too heavy for your jokes
January 19, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Don’t get me wrong. I like memes just as much as the next Gen Z/Millennial youngling. Two identical Spider-Men pointing to each other? That’s my shit. Joking about SFU’s lack of adequate response to snow? Chef’s…
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Students shouldn’t be sharing memes that trivialize violence
November 17, 2019By: Jess Dela Cruz, News Writer With over 5,000 members, SFU Dank Memes Gang is a popular Facebook page that acts as an outlet to complain about life at SFU. School administration and the never-ending construction are frequent and fair targets…
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There’s no place online where offensive words and imagery should be acceptable
March 24, 2019Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor One of the incredible things about the growth of the Internet is how much it’s become part of the real world. People everywhere are on it, looking at the same spaces through the same…
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Meme culture around our student politics is getting in the way of taking it seriously
September 17, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer In 2018, millennials have found a primary method of communication on social media can be through recurring jokes. Meme culture, the habit of conveying messages through captioned and/or edited images and jokes, is often…
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Meme History 101
August 1, 2018By: Victoria Lopatka *Editor’s Note: These memes were taken from the SFU Dank Memes Gang Facebook Group. The Peak does not own these memes, or assert their origins and original creators. “I Don’t Like to Feel Good” Skeletor Meme…
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Stuff we like and don’t like
January 14, 2018By: Hannah Davis Stuff We Like: the Internet’s reaction to Kylo Ren’s shirtless scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi *The following contains mini spoilers.* If there is one thing I like more than shirtless Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) in…
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