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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.

Authors :
Jeong, Euisol
Lee, Jieun
Source :
Feminist Media Studies. Aug2018, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p705-717. 13p.
Publication Year :
2018

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