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Mohammed, Wunpini Fatimata |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-11-14T23:37:36Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-11-14T23:37:36Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019-02 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Mohammed, W.F. (2019). Online Activism: Centering Marginalized Voices in Activist Work. Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology, No. 15. https://doi.org/10.5399/uo/ada.2019.15.2 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2325-0496 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/26795 |
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dc.description |
11 pages |
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dc.description.abstract |
This article contextualizes feminist activism within Northern Ghana, highlighting the complexities of activism in this society. I argue that although social media provides space for the articulation of marginalized voices, it is imperative to examine how cultural capital and an intimate knowledge of power dynamics within a socio-cultural context shapes successful activist work. Therefore, online activism when complemented by activist work offline, can be used to address injustices towards marginalized people. I contextualize the case within a religiously conservative society, emphasizing the role that an activist’s positionality can play in facilitating activist work. Throughout the article, I deconstruct activism, shedding light on the evolution and malleability of activism depending on whether or not activist work leads to concrete results. Therefore, I draw on critical technocultural discourse analysis (CTDA) to contextualize activist work that I engaged in, together with non-activist identifying people and feminist allies to seek justice for a woman who was front and center in our quest to address sexism publicly directed at her. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Fembot Collective |
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dc.rights |
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US |
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dc.subject |
allyship, feminism, Ghana, online activism, social media, technological determinism, digital public shaming |
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dc.title |
Online Activism: Centering Marginalized Voices in Activist Work |
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dc.type |
Article |
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