The Fourth Wave of Feminism and the Lack of Social Realism in Cyberspace
Autor/in:
Shiva, Negar; Nosrat Kharazmi, Zohreh
Quelle: Journal of Cyberspace Studies, 3 (2019) 2, S 129-146
Inhalt: Recent years have witnessed a surge in research on the impact of the cyberspace on social movements. The feminist movement has built a vocal platform online which attempts to underscore sexual violence against women. Scholars have begun to suspect that the internet has ushered in a new wave, the fourth wave of feminism. The fourth wave’s main feature is its reliance on social media. The accessibility, reach of a widespread audience, low costs and user-friendly environment have encouraged women to use social media to speak out against various forms of sexual violence directed against women. It is also assumed that going forward; the movement will also tackle issues such as the gender pay gap, neoliberal policies, maternity leave, and cultural sexism. Moreover, the internet-based movement is striving to bring to the fore the topic of intersectionality, that is, the intersection of oppressive institutions, and the attempt to rectify the failings of past waves by representing those oppressed by multiple institutions such as sexism, classism, and racism. This commentary provides an overview of the emerging academic literature on the fourth wave of feminism and critically reflects the lack of social realism in its existing form of knowledge production.
Schlagwörter:Feminismus; feminism; Internet; Internet; Soziale Medien; social media; soziale Bewegung; social movement; Realismus; realism; Wissensproduktion; knowledge production; gender-specific factors; fourth wave of feminism; realism; Cyberspace
Social Media, Gender and the Mediatisation of War: Exploring the German Armed Forces’ Visual Representation of the Afghanistan Operation on Facebook
Autor/in:
Shim, David; Stengel, Frank A.
Quelle: Global Discourse, (2017) , 31 S
Inhalt: Studies on the mediatisation of war point to attempts of governments to regulate the visual perspective of their involvements in armed conflict – the most notable example being the practice of ‘embedded reporting’ in Iraq and Afghanistan. This paper focuses on a different strategy of visual meaning-making, namely, the publication of images on social media by armed forces themselves. Specifically, we argue that the mediatisation of war literature could profit from an increased engagement with feminist research, both within Critical Security/Critical Military Studies and within Science and Technology Studies that highlight the close connection between masculinity, technology and control. The article examines the German military mission in Afghanistan as represented on the German armed forces’ official Facebook page. Germany constitutes an interesting, and largely neglected, case for the growing literature on the mediatisation of war: its strong antimilitarist political culture makes the representation of war particularly delicate. The paper examines specific representational patterns of Germany’s involvement in Afghanistan and discusses the implications which arise from what is placed inside the frame of visibility and what remains out of its view.
Schlagwörter:Soziale Medien; social media; Federal Republic of Germany; Bundeswehr; Federal Armed Forces; Afghanistan; Afghanistan; Mediatisierung; mediatization; Krieg; war; Facebook; facebook; öffentliche Meinung; public opinion; Meinungsbildung; opinion formation; Männlichkeit; masculinity; Weiblichkeit; femininity; gender-specific factors; Legitimation; legitimation; soziale Konstruktion; social construction; gender; Technik; engineering; Militär; military
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien, Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Politische Konsumentinnen im Social Web: Praktiken der Vermittlung zwischen Bürger- und Verbraucheridentität
Autor/in:
Witterhold, Katharina
Quelle: Bielefeld (Kulturen der Gesellschaft, 25), 2017. 330 S
Inhalt: An examination of the everyday political engagement of women and their contribution to a net-based 'civic culture'.
Schlagwörter:politische Partizipation; political participation; bürgerschaftliches Engagement; citizens' involvement; Internet; Internet; Soziale Medien; social media; Konsum; consumption; Verbraucher; consumer; Politisierung; politicization; gender-specific factors; woman; politisches Handeln; political action; Verbraucherpolitik; consumer policy; Digitalisierung; digitalization; Social Web; Prosuming
SSOAR Kategorie:politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien
Geschlechteridentitäten von Jugendlichen im Kontext von Social Media: Jahrestagung der Fachstelle Gender NRW (FUMA) am 26. Juni 2014 in der Volkshochschule Düsseldorf
Titelübersetzung:Adolescent Gender Identities in the Context of Social Media: annual conference of the specialist department Gender NRW (FUMA), Düsseldorf, 26 June 2014
Autor/in:
Richter, Susanne
Quelle: GENDER - Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 7 (2015) 1, S 145-150
Inhalt: "Auf der Tagung der Fachstelle Gender NRW (FUMA) 'Geschlechteridentitäten von Jugendlichen im Kontext von Social Media', die am 26.06.2014 in Düsseldorf stattfand, stand der Umgang mit neuen Medien im Mittelpunkt. Diskutiert wurden die Praktiken von Jugendlichen in sozialen Netzwerken und die Herausforderungen, die sich hieraus für Mitarbeitende der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe ergeben. Dabei wurde auch der Frage nach Auswirkungen auf Geschlecht und Geschlechtsidentitäten nachgegangen." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "The conference 'Adolescent Gender Identities in the Context of Social Media' was held in Düsseldorf on 26 June 2014 and was hosted by the specialist department Gender NRW (FU-MA). It focused on the use of new media. Participants discussed adolescents' practices in social networks and the resulting challenges for youth work professionals. The influence on gender and gender identity was also investigated." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:gender; Identität; identity; gender-specific socialization; Internet; Internet; neue Medien; new media; Soziale Medien; social media; Web 2.0; web 2.0; Nutzung; utilization; gender-specific factors; Jugendlicher; adolescent; Medienpädagogik; media education; Federal Republic of Germany
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien
Men eat on Mars, Women on Venus? An Empirical Study of Food-Images
Autor/in:
Wagner, Claudia; Aiello, Luca Maria
Quelle: ACM Web Science Conference (WebSci '15); New York, 2015.
Inhalt: Culinary preferences contribute significantly to the sense of ourself [2]. While gender, race, sexuality and ethnicity describe our "major identity", preferences in music, style and food define our "minor identity". However, we find that only certain parts of them can be explained by gender-specific differences in the food consumption behavior, while other parts can be better explained by the media portrayal of food consumption.
Feministische Netzpolitik: Perspektiven und Handlungsfelder; Studie im Auftrag des GWI (2012)
Autor/in:
Ganz, Kathrin
Quelle: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Gunda-Werner-Institut; Berlin, 2013. 28 S
Schlagwörter:Internet; Internet; Feminismus; feminism; Datenschutz; data protection; Privatsphäre; privacy; Kommunikationsverhalten; communication behavior; Öffentlichkeit; the public; Digitale Medien; digital media; Netzgemeinschaft; internet community; Geschlechterpolitik; gender policy; politische Intervention; political intervention; gender-specific factors; Urheberrecht; copyright; Web 2.0; web 2.0; Soziale Medien; social media; informationelle Selbstbestimmung; self-determination over personal data; Kommunikationsraum; communications area; Netzpolitik
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien