#MeToo as networked collective: examining consciousness-raising on wild public networks |
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Authors: | Elizabeth Brunner Sarah Partlow-Lefevre |
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Institution: | 1. Communication, Media, &2. Persuasion, Idaho State University, Pocatello, USA bruneliz@isu.eduhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0768-4359;4. Persuasion, Idaho State University, Pocatello, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2539-2683 |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT In 2017, the #MeToo movement swept across social media, making the pervasiveness of sexual assault visible to millions. People shared hashtags and stories often only told in intimate settings on a variety of platforms, exposing this issue to the multitudes. At its core, the #MeToo movement was a consciousness-raising effort, but it was occurring in a new mediascape that dramatically altered its spread, force, and impact. This paper examines #MeToo as it unfolded across wild public networks and, in doing so, resisted contemporary image practices, transformed the rhetor into what we term a rhizomatically networked collective, and expanded audiences. |
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Keywords: | #MeToo consciousness-raising feminist epistemology networked collective public private dichotomy wild public networks |
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