Identity and Online Advocacy

TikTok’s Bimbo Feminism: Feminist Activism in the Digital Age.

Abstract As our use and understanding of social media evolve, so does its utilisation as a tool for advocacy and activism. Social media has been utilised by many as a tool for activism and advocacy and has provided a platform for social change. While some have criticised social media activism as a form of apathetic and performative political participation called “slacktivism” (Morozov 2009), this paper argues that even behaviours deemed as ‘slacktivist’ retain the potential for enacting Read more […]

Online Networks and Social Change

The effectiveness of feminist hashtags such as #MeToo on empowering women, mobilising protests and enacting political and societal change

Elissa_Duck_DebatingCommunitiesAndNetworksConference12Download Abstract:  This paper discusses the influence that digital feminist hashtags such as #MeToo have on individuals, and protest movements, both online and offline. It also looks at whether the hashtags have any influence on shifting long held societal beliefs, or policy change. This paper found that digital feminist hashtags have the ability to influence and affect individuals deeply. The hashtags allow for the creation Read more […]