Empathic Cyberactivism: The Potential of Hyperconnected Social Media Networks and Empathic Virtual Reality for Feminism
The rise of misogyny on social networks feels both devastating and endless. Whether one believes that misogyny has risen to a new level, or that it has simply become more visible through the internet, one thing is clear: with the ubiquity and accessibility of ‘immortal’ online information, harassmen...
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| description | The rise of misogyny on social networks feels both devastating and endless. Whether one believes that misogyny has risen to a new level, or that it has simply become more visible through the internet, one thing is clear: with the ubiquity and accessibility of ‘immortal’ online information, harassment and discrimination, shared via hyperconnected social media networks, can be taken to a new, much more visible level. Hyperconnectivity enables sexism to multiply on the web – but it can also be the solution to fight it. In the context of activism, hyperconnectivity can be a major force to combat inequality—given that this hyperconnectivity is linked to empathy and not aggression. If this is the case, I argue, new technologies, for example virtual reality, open up new spaces of empathetic interaction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-906cae2c13f8469c905f89e0058746872022-12-22T01:45:14ZengGöttingen University PressAmerican Studies Journal2199-72682016-10-016110.18422/61-05Empathic Cyberactivism: The Potential of Hyperconnected Social Media Networks and Empathic Virtual Reality for FeminismPenelope KemekenidouThe rise of misogyny on social networks feels both devastating and endless. Whether one believes that misogyny has risen to a new level, or that it has simply become more visible through the internet, one thing is clear: with the ubiquity and accessibility of ‘immortal’ online information, harassment and discrimination, shared via hyperconnected social media networks, can be taken to a new, much more visible level. Hyperconnectivity enables sexism to multiply on the web – but it can also be the solution to fight it. In the context of activism, hyperconnectivity can be a major force to combat inequality—given that this hyperconnectivity is linked to empathy and not aggression. If this is the case, I argue, new technologies, for example virtual reality, open up new spaces of empathetic interaction.http://www.asjournal.org/61-2016/empathic-cyberactivism-potential-hyperconnected-social-media-networks-empathic-virtual-reality-feminism/activismcyberactivismempathyfeminismhyperconnectivitysocial media |
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| title | Empathic Cyberactivism: The Potential of Hyperconnected Social Media Networks and Empathic Virtual Reality for Feminism |
| title_full | Empathic Cyberactivism: The Potential of Hyperconnected Social Media Networks and Empathic Virtual Reality for Feminism |
| title_fullStr | Empathic Cyberactivism: The Potential of Hyperconnected Social Media Networks and Empathic Virtual Reality for Feminism |
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| title_short | Empathic Cyberactivism: The Potential of Hyperconnected Social Media Networks and Empathic Virtual Reality for Feminism |
| title_sort | empathic cyberactivism the potential of hyperconnected social media networks and empathic virtual reality for feminism |
| topic | activism cyberactivism empathy feminism hyperconnectivity social media |
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