#freethenipple – digital activism and embodiment in the contemporary feminist movement

Matich, Margaret; Ashman, Rachel; Parsons, Elizabeth

doi:10.1080/10253866.2018.1512240

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“…Her exposed nipple was covered by a small star emoji, in an effort to circumvent the femalenipple ban of Instagram, and her caption defiantly declared, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but reporting nipples will never hurt me." These declarations echo other popular fourth-wave feminist hashtag movements to expose everyday sexism, particularly in the context of Instagram and social media, such as the #freethenipple campaign (Matich et al, 2018). Nonetheless, they still carry an underlying postfeminist ideal that equates bodily display as being a sign of strength, independence, and empowerment (Burns, 2015, p. 197).…”

Section: Finding the Political In Mundane Self-representationsmentioning

confidence: 81%

Between the Mundane and the Political: Women’s Self-Representations on Instagram

Caldeira

Ridder

Bauwel

2020

Social Media + Society

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Women’s self-representation on Instagram is often discussed in popular media in polarizing terms, as either an empowering practice or as boring and mundane. However, the political and the mundane are inevitably interwoven. This article grounds the discussions on how “the political” can be expressed through mundane Instagram practices on the analysis of individual self-representations of “ordinary” Instagram users (i.e., not celebrities or Insta-famous users). This research is based on a qualitative textual analysis of a sample of 77 randomly selected female Instagram users, ages 18–35, analyzing their photographic self-representations and its surrounding textual context—captions, comments, and likes. It explores how Instagram can broaden the scope of who and what is considered photographable, allowing for the representation of a wider variety of women and femininities underrepresented in popular media, and how this has the potential to upend hegemonic hierarchies of visibility. Following an Instagrammable aesthetic, these self-representations often take place in mundane contexts, as the photographable becomes extended to overlooked, yet essential, aspects of everyday life. It is in the context of these everyday self-representation practices that tangentially political themes become embedded, appearing in brief and often passing mentions that express self-worth, celebrate marginalized identities, or proclaim personal agency.

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Section: Finding the Political In Mundane Self-representationsmentioning

confidence: 81%

Between the Mundane and the Political: Women’s Self-Representations on Instagram

Caldeira

Ridder

Bauwel

2020

Social Media + Society

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“…The internet in general-and the web in particular-has fundamentally changed the public sphere by allowing a wide-ranging popularization in production, dissemination, and access to political knowledge (Chadwick, 2013;Christensen, 2011;Fraser, 1990;Hogben & Cownie, 2017;Matich et al, 2019;Mendes et al, 2018;Milan & Barbosa, 2020;Minocher, 2019;Mossberger, 2008). The internetsupported public sphere becomes both a hybrid space where the physical and virtual coexist, as well as a representational space accessible from anywhere connected to the internet.…”

Section: Politics On the Internetmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, the technologies that form the basis of surveillance capitalism and data colonialism also provide an intuitive and low barrier access to a large part of the global population (Gerbaudo, 2012;Matich et al, 2019;Mendes et al, 2018;Milan & Barbosa, 2020;Minocher, 2019;Valeriani & Vaccari, 2016). The platforms are arguably the only viable way in which massive scale activism and resistance can communicate.…”

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“…Through the internet the ability of individuals to reach out and interact has radically changed and, consequently, social media has become a popular tool of anyone attempting to engage in political and civic discourse. This ability has impacted the ways and the paths into political participation and led, arguably, to an increase in participation (Bimber et al, 2015;Gerbaudo, 2012;Matich et al, 2019;Mendes et al, 2018;Milan & Barbosa, 2020;Minocher, 2019;Valeriani & Vaccari, 2016). However, the lowering of communication barriers has brought with it a criticism of those who use social media as a tool to affect societal change.…”

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The Case for Digital Activism: Refuting the Fallacies of Slacktivism

Madison

Klang

2020

JDSR

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Digital technologies have enabled a wider breadth of political participation. The barriers to participate and share political material, and to activate be part of wider political action has been significantly lowered. However, this lowered threshold seems to have brought with it a discussion of what level of activity should be required of political participation. To critics of online political participation the effortlessness of signaling political stances is easily criciised and forms part of a wider critique of the slackers using digtal technology. This slacker activism has been readily denigrated as slacktivism. The goal of this paper is to challenge this derrogative designation. By comparing online and offline activism this paper argues that tthe term does not bring a substantive argument to the discussion of the role of technology in online political participation, but rather is a form of digital discrimination where those uttering the term are more negative towards the potential of technology than aware of it's formative role in the shaping of the activist persona.

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“…Specifically, online activism can help organize people, initiate and mobilize crowds, and provide the possibility to organize events (Bennett & Segerberg, 2011;Carty, 2010;Ghobadi & Clegg, 2015;Kaun & Uldam, 2018;Ottaway & Hamzawy, 2011;. Some scholars underline the need for online activism to be transferred to offline spaces so that it can fulfill its mission as a social movement (Belk, 2016;Matich, Ashman, & Parsons, 2018;Cammaerts & Van Audenhove, 2005;Papacharissi, 2009), and in this regard some critiques have labeled online activism as "slacktivism" (Christensen, 2011;Kristofferson, White, & Peloza, 2013;Morozov, 2009c) or "clicktivism" (Halupka, 2018) because it fails to initiate social movement.…”

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confidence: 99%

Online Environmental Activism: The Case of Iğneada Floodplain Forest

Menteş

2019

SAGE Open

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The Internet has changed the ways and conditions of activism. Especially over the last three decades, online activism has been prevalently used for sharing information, connecting people, and mobilizing crowds to express their discontent. The Internet is often referred to as a new form of public sphere, which demonstrates many distinctive and advantageous features compared with traditional types of public spheres. By following public sphere theory, this study examines online activism in the context of environmental activism and aims to understand the potential of the Internet within online activism practices. The studied website “Save the Floodplain Forest” ( www.longozukoru.org ) is an environmentalist activist platform dedicated to saving the Iğneada floodplain forest. The study employed the five-dimensional content analysis scale developed by Kavada to evaluate and analyze the campaign website. The results exhibit inadequacies and point out the potential rooms for improvement for the campaign website.

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#freethenipple – digital activism and embodiment in the contemporary feminist movement

Cited by 35 publications

References 48 publications

Between the Mundane and the Political: Women’s Self-Representations on Instagram

Between the Mundane and the Political: Women’s Self-Representations on Instagram

The Case for Digital Activism: Refuting the Fallacies of Slacktivism

Online Environmental Activism: The Case of Iğneada Floodplain Forest

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