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Week 9: Activism, Feminism, and Counterpublics

Mandatory Reading

  • Abidin, C. & Rob, C. (2018). Gay, famous and working hard on YouTube: Influencers, queer microcelebrity publics and discursive activism. In Youth, Sexuality and Sexual Citizenship. Routledge. SocialJustice_Syallbus
  • Okech, A. (2021). Feminist digital counterpublics: Challenging femicide in Kenya and South Africa. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 46(4), 1013-1033.
  • Lee, J. J., & Lee, J. (2023). #StopAsianHate on TikTok: Asian/American Women’s Space-Making for Spearheading Counter-Narratives and Forming an Ad Hoc Asian Community. Social Media + Society, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231157598
  • Caldeira, S. P., Jorge, A., & Kubrusly, A. (2024). “How Can You Be a Feminist if You’re Always Online?” Online Activisms, Ambivalence, and Dis/Connection. Television & New Media, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/15274764241281693

Advanced UG Version

  • Abidin, C. & Rob, C. (2018). Gay, famous and working hard on YouTube: Influencers, queer microcelebrity publics and discursive activism. In Youth, Sexuality and Sexual Citizenship. Routledge. SocialJustice_Syallbus

Rationale

The decision to combine these three topics was challenging due to the extensive discourse each warrants. Future iterations will likely dedicate a module to each keyword. For this initial version, they are grouped to emphasize the emerging affective dimensions of activism in the digital age.