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A new frontier in digital activism: An exploration of digital feminism in Fiji
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Brimacombe, T and Kant, R and Finau, G and Tarai, J and Titifanue, J, A new frontier in digital activism: An exploration of digital feminism in Fiji, Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies, 5 pp. 508-521. ISSN 2050-2680 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1002/app5.253
Abstract
Social media has become a crucial feature of the Pacific
islands in the 21st century, providing people with the
means to demand greater accountability and transparency and offering an alternative platform through
which to engage in policy processes, dialogue, and
debate. Increasing social media access and use has
altered the existing media and communications landscape, with implications for mainstream media
reporting, censorship, and citizen voice. This paper
explores this phenomenon through an examination of
the digital activism practices of a group of women's
rights activists in Fiji. In doing so, this paper explores
how social media is being used as an online platform
for information dissemination and debate, as well as
the implications this is having "offline" as part of
efforts to influence policymaking.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | feminism, Fiji, online activism, social media, women's rights |
| Research Division: | Creative Arts and Writing |
| Research Group: | Screen and digital media |
| Research Field: | Screen and digital media not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Information and Communication Services |
| Objective Group: | Media services |
| Objective Field: | Media services not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Finau, G (Dr Glenn Finau) |
| ID Code: | 139835 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 15 |
| Deposited By: | Accounting |
| Deposited On: | 2020-07-07 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-08-13 |
| Downloads: | 18 View Download Statistics |
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