Debating Communities and Networks XIV

Social Networks

Tweeting for Justice: A Study of CEDAW Legislation, Twitter, and Fourth-Wave Feminism in the Struggle for Women’s Rights and Enacting Change

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27/04/2023

by

M.Rioux

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine how Twitter and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) might help advance the cause of women’s rights and gender equality on a worldwide scale. It examines how Twitter has allowed fourth-wave feminists around the globe to communicate, raise awareness,…
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Online Networks and Social Change

#social change, CEDAW, Fourth Wave Feminism, Social Networks, Twitter
The Power of Twitter: Exploring the Networked Self and Advocating for Social and Political Change

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23/04/2023

by

hj.papadopoulos

DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION Abstract: This paper explores the concept of the “networked self” and its relation to Twitter as an online space for promoting social and political causes. The paper begins by defining the origin of the trend of the “networked self” and its evolution in social media. It then examines how individuals on Twitter…
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Online Networks and Social Change

#BlackLivesMatter, #blacktwitter, #MeToo, covid19, Digital Self, Elon Musk, mis-information, Networked Self, Personal Branding, Social Networks, Tweets, Twitter