Pain Generation : Social Media, Feminist Activism, and the Neoliberal Selfie / L. Ayu Saraswati

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Saraswati, L. Ayu [VerfasserIn]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2021]Description: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)ISBN:

9781479808359

Subject(s): DDC classification:

302.23082
302.23082 23

Local classification: Lokale Notation: pol 1.2LOC classification:

HF5549.5.S45

DOI: DOI: 10.18574/9781479808359Online resources:

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Summary: Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. The Neoliberal Self(ie) -- 2. “Making Gold Out of It”: rupi kaur’s Poem, Pain, and Phantasmagoria -- 3. Masking Pain, Unmasking Race: Sexual Harassment, Shaming, and the Sharing Economy of Emotions -- 4. Silence as Testimony in Margaret Cho’s #12daysofrage -- 5. What Else Might Be Possible? Imagining Vigilant Eco- Love Practice -- Coda -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the AuthorSummary: Explores the perils and promise of feminist social media activismSocial media has become the front-and-center arena for feminist activism. Responding to and enacting the political potential of pain inflicted in acts of sexual harassment, violence, and abuse, Asian American and Asian Canadian feminist icons such as rupi kaur, Margaret Cho, and Mia Matsumiya have turned to social media to share their stories with the world. But how does such activism reconcile with the platforms on which it is being cultivated, when its radical messaging is at total odds with the neoliberal logic governing social media?Pain Generation troubles this phenomenon by articulating a “neoliberal self(ie) gaze” through which these feminist activistssee and storify the self on social media as “good” neoliberal subjects who are appealing, inspiring, and entertaining. This book offers a fresh perspective on feminist activism by demonstrating how the problematic neoliberal logic governing digital spaces like Instagram and Twitter limits the possibilities of how one might use social media for feminist activismSummary: "This book troubles the phenomenon of feminists turning to social media to respond to and enact the political potential of pain inflicted in the acts of sexual harassment, sexual violence, and sexual abuse. Anchoring its analysis in theories and criticisms of neoliberal feminism, this book illustrates the complexity of how in using digital platforms that are governed by neoliberal logic, feminists take on a "neoliberal self(ie) gaze" in their social media activism, potentially undercutting their work toward social justice"--PPN: PPN: 1759461644Package identifier: Produktsigel: EBA-CL-SN | EBA-EBKALL | EBA-ECL-SN | EBA-EEBKALL | EBA-ESSHALL | EBA-PPALL | EBA-SSHALL | GBV-deGruyter-alles | ZDB-23-DGG | ZDB-23-DSW | EBA-BACKALL | EBA-CL-HICS | EBA-EBACKALL | EBA-ECL-HICS | ZDB-23-DSL

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