Mapping Intergenerational Masculinities on Instagram

Abstract

Gender identities and roles do not stand alone but rather evolve while intersecting with other traits, namely age, resulting in cross and hybrid (gender and age) identities. Media are one of the pivotal formative spaces where audiences learn role models and the way they should express and behave: Therefore, media environments influence the way one perceives and understands age and gender identities as well as expresses them publicly. Media also promote (inter)generational contexts given that different age groups organize their technological experience in their own specific ways and interact with different other generations. This article explores how masculinities are represented in the digital realm, shedding light on intergenerational dynamics and collective hashtag narratives. Specifically, this article will analyse collective narratives on Instagram through a hashtag stream, focusing specifically on representations of masculinities and how different generations interact and represent how to be, behave and express as "a man".

Apps e Jovens Adultos: Contributos para um Mapeamento de Práticas Mediadas

“…Porém, esse entendimento de "mulher" é cis, tradicionalmente feminino e repete, por si mesmo, estruturas patriarcais e heteronormativas. Apesar de existirem dinâmicas genderizadas nessa utilização de espaços digitais e de aplicações móveis, não há, assim, nesses casos, um entendimento do género como uma construção social (Butler, 1990) ou como um conceito fluido (Amaral et al, 2020).…”

Dinâmicas de Género em Aplicações Móveis

“…Porém, esse entendimento de "mulher" é cis, tradicionalmente feminino e repete, por si mesmo, estruturas patriarcais e heteronormativas. Apesar de existirem dinâmicas genderizadas nessa utilização de espaços digitais e de aplicações móveis, não há, assim, nesses casos, um entendimento do género como uma construção social (Butler, 1990) ou como um conceito fluido (Amaral et al, 2020).…”

How do Portuguese young adults engage and use m-apps in daily life? An online questionnaire survey

“…Concerning the sample, we contend that it is relevant to consider that the homogenisation of young people as a single generation with similar ways of experiencing life and technology is problematic. Furthermore, frequently it is assumed that the generational uses of technology are homogeneous, which tend to create and perpetuate (Loos et al, 2012;Amaral et al, 2020) unique and hegemonic perspectives of the growth and ageing process, ignoring the complexity of personal life experiences. Therefore, the study of young adults proposed in this article considers two cohorts: 18-24 and 25-30 years old.…”