Torn: A Social Media Drama over the Aziz Ansari Scandal

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2019-02

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Bivens, Rena
Khan, Ummni

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Fembot Collective

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This is a work of fiction that addresses social media platforms and communication channels that are intimately entangled with contemporary movements related to empowerment, oppression, and sexual violence. We created a video that is composed solely of screen recordings from our protagonist’s computer and smart phone. Within a Canadian context and from the perspective of a graduate student, our narrative explores fear, ambivalence, identity, pressure, performance, and image management through the lens of the recent scandal that surrounded celebrity-comedian Aziz Ansari and the broader relationship to the #MeToo movement.

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9 pages

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Bivens, R. & Khan, U. (2019). Torn: A Social Media Drama over the Aziz Ansari Scandal. Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology, No. 15. https://doi.org/10.5399/uo/ada.2019.15.4

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https://hdl.handle.net/1794/26792

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Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology; Issue no. 15 (February 2019)