feminism on globalisation

Question 1

tuchman

Answer 1

older and modern media portray women in a limited range of roles

Question 2

kramarae

Answer 2

language is patriarchal and online communications reinforce gender inequality

Question 2

define harraway’s ‘cyborgs’

Answer 2

part human/part machine entity existing online

Question 3

ardener

Answer 3

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

Question 4

harraway

Answer 4

cyborgs show that physical identities can be transcended online and can challenge patriarchal constructs of gender

Question 5

boellstorff

Answer 5

internet users do not feel limited to their physical gender identity

Question 6

cochrane

Answer 6

the internet fuels 4th wave feminism positively and is empowering

Question 6

define gendered cyberhate

Answer 6

violent and abusive language and threats towards women in online spaces targeted to their gender or sexuality

Question 6

green and singleton

Answer 6

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

Question 7

laura bates project

Answer 7

‘everyday sexism’ project, which has over 280k followers on twitter

Question 8

jane

Answer 8

digital communication forms further perpetuates sexism due to gendered cyberhate