Tag: #Activism

#MeToo: Breaking taboos, raising awareness, empowering and uniting victims around the world
Identity and Online Advocacy

#MeToo: Breaking taboos, raising awareness, empowering and uniting victims around the world

Rhabiya Cadamally22 Comments

RhabiyaCadamally_MeToo_BreakingTaboosRaising-awareness_EmpoweringAndUnitingvictimsaroundtheworld-3Download Abstract: The #MeToo movement made headlines by drawing attention and raising awareness to the pervasiveness that sexual harassment and abuse is a phenomenon that occurs globally in different settings whereby previously there was a lack of understanding of the underlying impact on victims. This paper delves into the importance of online advocacy through hashtag activism by focusing on Read more […]

Instagram Celebrities Leading a New Wave of Feminism
Identity and Online Advocacy

Instagram Celebrities Leading a New Wave of Feminism

Rebekah Van Zalm41 Comments

PDF Version of Instagram Celebrities Leading a New Wave of FeminismDownload Abstract Social media has transformed political advocacy by offering new ways for activists to promote and express their identities. In the past, political movements depended upon face-to-face interactions and in-person rallies to promote change. These methods were highly inflexible and limited the effectiveness of advocate efforts. In modern society, advocates employ social media platforms like Instagram to engage Read more […]

Online Networks and Social Change

Online Networks: The Transformation of Our Identity and Understanding of Activism

Casey Errington24 Comments

By Casey Errington I argue that the nature of our communications has been changed and refashioned in our networks due to online technologies, altering the ways in which people engage with one another in networks, how the generate relationships, the roles of media production and the power dynamics between activism and politics. I will locate this argument in the scope of global society, as the topics of activism and fandoms are not bound to one specific geographic location. I will illustrate Read more […]