SlutWalk [electronic resource] : Feminism, Activism and Media /
Mendes, K.author.
SlutWalk explores representations of the global anti-rape movement of the same name, in mainstream news and feminist blogs around the world. It reveals strategies and practices used to adapt the movement to suit local cultures and contexts and explores how social media organized, theorized and publicized this contemporary feminist campaign.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Introduction; The genesis and development of SlutWalk; SlutWalk in a time of rape culture; 2 Contextualizing the Issues; Modern feminism; Violence against women and the anti- rape movement; Representations of violence against women; Representing feminism; Social media; Social movements in a modern era; Methodology; Overview; 3 Situating SlutWalk; SlutWalk's temporal and geographic locations; Regional, national and international variations in (representations of) SlutWalk; Concluding thoughts
4 Representing the Movement: SlutWalk Challenges Rape CultureRepresenting SlutWalk; SlutWalk challenges rape culture and promotes awareness; Concluding thoughts; 5 Representing the Movement: SlutWalk is Misguided or Opposed; SlutWalk is misguided or opposed; SlutWalk's tactics are misguided; SlutWalk plays to the male gaze; SlutWalk through a neoliberal lens; Identifying the backlash?; Naïve SlutWalkers, socio- biology and the reproduction of common rape myths; Concluding thoughts; 6 SlutWalk Hierarchies and Organizers' Roles; Getting involved; Hierarchical or horizontal movements?
Roles, levels of experience and expertise within the movementConcluding thoughts; 7 SlutWalk, Community and Cyberactivism; The relationship between satellite groups; Cybersexism and trolling; Overall experiences with the movement; Concluding thoughts; 8 Conclusion; Representing SlutWalk; Organizers' experiences with the movement; SlutWalk's legacy; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SlutWalk explores representations of the global anti-rape movement of the same name, in mainstream news and feminist blogs around the world. It reveals strategies and practices used to adapt the movement to suit local cultures and contexts and explores how social media organized, theorized and publicized this contemporary feminist campaign.
Sociology.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Social media.
Communication.
Feminist theory.
Gender Studies.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Social Media.
Media Studies.
Feminism.