Online Anti-Rape Activism : Exploring the Politics of the Personal in the Age of Digital Media
Loney-Howes, Rachel
Online Anti-Rape Activism : Exploring the Politics of the Personal in the Age of Digital Media - Emerald Publishing 2020
Open Access
Online Anti-Rape Activism examines the nature, use and scope of online spaces for anti-rape activism. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with activists from around the world, survey data from participants in these spaces, and a content analysis of social media pages, weblogs and websites, this book explores the complexities, contradictions, possibilities and politics that underscore the ways these online spaces are engaged with, regulated and their potential to contribute to social change. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, this book offers a critical commentary on the limitations and potentials of online anti-rape campaigning. It provides a foundation for understanding the emergence of #MeToo and sheds light on the complex history associated with keeping rape on the public agenda and the enduring tension between the personal and the political within feminist activism. The interdisciplinary and international approach makes this book suitable for a broad audience, including academics, students and activists working in the fields of gender and women’s studies, media studies, politics, sociology and criminology worldwide.
Creative Commons
English
9781838674397
Sexual abuse & harassment
Crime & criminology
Gender studies: women
Social Science Sexual Abuse & Harassment Social Science Criminology Social Science Women's Studies
Online Anti-Rape Activism : Exploring the Politics of the Personal in the Age of Digital Media - Emerald Publishing 2020
Open Access
Online Anti-Rape Activism examines the nature, use and scope of online spaces for anti-rape activism. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with activists from around the world, survey data from participants in these spaces, and a content analysis of social media pages, weblogs and websites, this book explores the complexities, contradictions, possibilities and politics that underscore the ways these online spaces are engaged with, regulated and their potential to contribute to social change. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, this book offers a critical commentary on the limitations and potentials of online anti-rape campaigning. It provides a foundation for understanding the emergence of #MeToo and sheds light on the complex history associated with keeping rape on the public agenda and the enduring tension between the personal and the political within feminist activism. The interdisciplinary and international approach makes this book suitable for a broad audience, including academics, students and activists working in the fields of gender and women’s studies, media studies, politics, sociology and criminology worldwide.
Creative Commons
English
9781838674397
Sexual abuse & harassment
Crime & criminology
Gender studies: women
Social Science Sexual Abuse & Harassment Social Science Criminology Social Science Women's Studies