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We take the red pill, we confront the DickTrix: online feminist activism and the augmentation of gendered realities in South Korea.
- Source :
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Feminist Media Studies . Aug2018, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p705-717. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- In recent years, the internet in South Korea has become a battleground for unprecedented gender wars. This was intensified by the emergence of Megalia, an online feminist group that was started in 2015 as a response to the misogynistic culture and discourses in male-dominated online communities. This article explores the emergence of a new form of digital feminist activism as a process through which gendered realities and feminist experiences are simultaneously augmented. We argue that female online users in Korea, by taking the online seriously as a focal site in which offline realities are not simply extended or revoked but augmented through and through, could gain a critical perspective on gender relations via the activism of fun. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14680777
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Feminist Media Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 130602485
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2018.1447354