Wizerunek Angeli Merkel w memach internetowych w Polsce

Nowadays, in times of new media, a meme is one of the basic forms of culture texts. Popularity of memes comes mostly from their convention, clarity and humorous character, but what is especially crucial to this article, memes are often also a certain commentary on the current social and political situation. Through the memes, because of their presence and activity in public life, the individuals from the political scene are most commonly described. The scope of analysis Sylwia Dec-Pustelnik of this article are memes devoted to Angela Merkel, as both, the character of Polish-German relations and the fact that the head of state of one of the most influential European country is a woman, makes them a noteworthy object of research. The aim of the article is an attempt to find the answer to a question on how the Polish perception of Angela Merkel is being depicted (or, looking from a wider perspective, perception of German women/German men in general), as well as a question about functionalization of these materialization. In what contexts were they used and what was the purpose of these adaptations? What auto- and hetero - stereotypes are emerging from the image created by memes.