Essays about: "#MeTooinChina"

Found 1 essay containing the word #MeTooinChina.

1. 1. Here to be Heard : Digital feminist engagement with #MeTooinChina

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Lu Zheng; [2019]
   Keywords : feminist engagement in China; civic agency; civic engagement; #MeTooinChina; online political engagement; censorship; digital feminist activism; networked social movement; women’s rights movement in China; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study analyses Chinese people's engagement in #MeTooinChina against sexual assault and patriarchal norms in Chinese society by asking three main research questions: 1) Why and how do Chinese people engage with #MeTooinChina? 2) What challenges are they faced with in their engagement and how do these challenges influence their continuous engagement with #MeTooinChina? 3) How do they reflect on their engagement and evaluate the outcomes of #MeTooinChina? Theoretically the thesis draws on research into digital social movements, in particular in relation to feminist movements, as well as theories on the network society and how social media is used for political engagement. The notion of political engagement as based in emotions and affects is discussed in particular. READ MORE