Women Tweet on Violence: From #YesAllWomen to #MeToo

dc.contributor.authorJackson, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Moya
dc.contributor.authorFoucault Welles, Brooke
dc.date2023-05-17T23:26:22.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T12:05:01Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T12:05:01Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-01
dc.date.submitted2020-02-18T08:24:19-08:00
dc.description.abstractFrom the earliest feminist press to Twitter, women have used technology to create and sustain narratives that demand attention and redress for gendered violence. Herein we argue that the #MeToo boom was made possible by the digital labor, consciousness-raising, and alternative storytelling created through the #YesAllWomen, #SurvivorPrivilege, #WhyIStayed, and #TheEmptyChair hashtag networks. Each of these hashtags highlight women’s experiences with interpersonal and institutionally-enabled violence and each was precipitated by high-profile news events. Alongside an examination of Twitter networks, we consider the social and cultural conditions that made each hashtag significant at particular moments, examining the ideological and political work members of these hashtag networks perform. We find that feminist hashtags have been successful in creating an easy-to-digest shorthand that challenges and changes mainstream narratives about violence and victimhood.
dc.description.commentsAt the time of publication, author Sarah Jackson was affiliated with Northeastern University. Currently, she is a faculty member at the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/2461
dc.legacy.articleid1799
dc.legacy.fields10.5399/uo/ada.2019.15.6
dc.legacy.fulltexturlhttps://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1799&context=asc_papers&unstamped=1
dc.rightsThis article was published in Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology. It is made available under Creative Commons license. The original work can be found here: https://adanewmedia.org/2019/02/issue15-bailey-jackson-welles/
dc.source.issue771
dc.source.issue15
dc.source.journalDepartmental Papers (ASC)
dc.source.journaltitleAda: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology
dc.source.peerreviewedtrue
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.otherCommunication
dc.subject.otherSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.titleWomen Tweet on Violence: From #YesAllWomen to #MeToo
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