# MeToo and the promise and pitfalls of challenging rape culture through digital feminist activism

K Mendes, J Ringrose, J Keller - European Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
On 24 October 2017, the# MeToo hashtag began trending on Twitter. Although the phrase
was initiated by African American women's rights activists Tarana Burke in 2006, it gained …

Map**# MeToo: A synthesis review of digital feminist research across social media platforms

A Quan-Haase, K Mendes, D Ho, O Lake… - New media & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
A tweet by Hollywood actress Alyssa Milano using Tarana Burke's phrase “me too” sparked
a global movement. Despite the media attention# MeToo has garnered, little is known about …

Contemporary social movements in a hybrid media environment

N Caren, KT Andrews, T Lu - Annual Review of Sociology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Media are central to the dynamics of protest and social movements. Contemporary social
movements face a shifting environment composed of new media technologies and platforms …

[BOOK][B] # MeToo, Weinstein and feminism

K Boyle, K Boyle - 2019 - Springer
This chapter introduces the key concerns of# MeToo, Weinstein and Feminism by
establishing the longer history of Anglo-American feminist activism, theory and …

[BOOK][B] Speaking out: Feminism, rape and narrative politics

T Serisier - 2018 - Springer
There are a great number of people who have contributed support and feedback for this
book, in the form of informal chats, feedback on conference presentations or providing …

Sluts and soyboys: MGTOW and the production of misogynistic online harassment

C Jones, V Trott, S Wright - New media & society, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW) are a separatist Manosphere group (digital
manifestation of the Men's Liberation Movement) who focus on individualistic, self …

'Ruined'lives: Mediated white male victimhood

S Banet-Weiser - European Journal of Cultural Studies, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
When the hashtag# metoo began to circulate in digital and social media, it challenged a
familiar interpretation of those who are raped or sexually harassed as victims, positioning …

Recentering power: conceptualizing counterpublics and defensive publics

SJ Jackson, D Kreiss - Communication Theory, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In this manuscript we consider the inconsistent ways the concept of “counterpublics” has
been taken up in the field to make the claim that considerations of social power must be …

[BOOK][B] Gender and media: Representing, producing, consuming

T Krijnen, S Van Bauwel - 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
This thoroughly revised second edition provides a critical overview of the contemporary
debates and discussions surrounding gender and mediated communication. The book is …

Tales of self-empowerment through digital health technologies: a closer look at 'Femtech'

T Hendl, B Jansky - Review of Social Economy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Femtech technologies, such as period and fertility trackers, promise their users
empowerment through reliable knowledge about and control over their bodies and …