feminism on globalisation Flashcards
(11 cards)
tuchman
older and modern media portray women in a limited range of roles
kramarae
language is patriarchal and online communications reinforce gender inequality
define harraway’s ‘cyborgs’
part human/part machine entity existing online
ardener
muted group theory: language and media are dominated by male perspectives, making it difficult for women to express their experiences authentically, and reinforcing gender inequality in communication
harraway
cyborgs show that physical identities can be transcended online and can challenge patriarchal constructs of gender
boellstorff
internet users do not feel limited to their physical gender identity
cochrane
the internet fuels 4th wave feminism positively and is empowering
define gendered cyberhate
violent and abusive language and threats towards women in online spaces targeted to their gender or sexuality
green and singleton
technology has the potential to destabilize patriarchy as women can explore and subvert gender norms online.
-however, female dominated platforms reinforce patriarchy as they maintain the idea that women must perform emotional relationship maintenance
laura bates project
‘everyday sexism’ project, which has over 280k followers on twitter
jane
digital communication forms further perpetuates sexism due to gendered cyberhate