Revealing Misogyny in the Digital Feminist Era as Violence Against Women in Radical Feminist Studies

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10.2991/978-2-38476-202-6_54How to use a DOI?

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Radical Feminism; Digital Feminism; Online Misogyny

Abstract

This article explores the phenomenon of online misogyny (hatred towards women in the online context) in the digital feminist era as a form of violence against women, analysed within the framework of radical feminist studies. Technological advancements, particularly the internet and social media, have facilitated the rapid dissemination of views and ideologies worldwide. While globalization has connected various cultures and values, communication and interactions among individuals and groups have become increasingly crucial. Unfortunately, this has also brought about negative consequences in the form of misogyny, which involves discriminatory and demeaning treatment of women. This article aims to demonstrate that in the digital feminist era, women continue to be targets of online misogyny.

This study uncovers various forms of online misogyny in the context of the Twitter social media platform, with data consisting of dozens of tweets related to feminism and gender equality. This data is analysed within the framework of the concept of radical feminism, which identifies the roles of patriarchy and the hegemony of masculinity. Additionally, the analysis also adopts the concept of explicit and implicit misogyny introduced by Strathern & Pfeffer [1] revealing forms of misogyny that may have gone unnoticed. Research findings indicate that anti-feminist attitudes in Twitter posts represent one of the forms of online misogyny that can be classified as violence against feminist women or women supporting gender equality.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Vinita Susanti
AU  - Tsaltsa Arsanti
AU  - Dzuriyatun Toyibah
AU  - Ida Nurhayati
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/15
TI  - Revealing Misogyny in the Digital Feminist Era as Violence Against Women in Radical Feminist Studies
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Social Science 2023 (iCAST-SS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 382
EP  - 387
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-202-6_54
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-202-6_54
ID  - Susanti2024
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