Australian Feminist Campaigning: Celanthropy, Online Activism and Celebrity Feminism

ISBN-13: 9781906165758 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Sarah Casey

Opis

This book focuses on feminist activist campaigns in the Australian context over the last decade, contending that the increased velocity of feminist discourse and engagement in the Australian mediascape represents a critical nexus for potential larger scale, feminist-led mass awareness campaigns.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: A Groundswell of Feminist Activism - Australian Feminist Online Activism - Feminisms, Gender-Based Violence, and Activism - #Hysteria: Activism and the Online World - A Case Study of Feminist Activist Interventions in Queensland Party Politics: #SackGavin - Popular Media Feminisms and Feminists in Campaigning - Media Feminists: Bytesizes and Branding - Unpalatable-Palatable Tensions - Conclusion: Feminist Solidarity and Consciousness-Raising.

O autorze

Dr Sarah Casey is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Creative Industries at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Her research centres on advocacy, and media and communication campaigning, with a particular interest in rural, regional, and remote women. She is a long-term executive member of the Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association.

Dr Juliet Watson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Australia. Her research interests include homelessness, gender-based violence, and feminisms. She was previously President of the Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association.