Girls Girls Studies Platform Feminism Feminism in the

Girls, Girls Studies, & Platform Feminism: Feminism in the Digital Age Tina Chesterman INFO 601: Foundations of Information Professor Chris Sula Pratt Institute

Celebrity Feminism? Popular Feminism? Online Feminism? Platform Feminism?

Girls left out of Feminism

Girls Studies

Platform Feminism

Platform Feminism: - the sociopolitical platform of feminism - the platform given to celebrities by virtue of their fame - social media platforms

Girls Studies X Platform Feminism How do girls engage in feminism through social media platforms? How do girls develop feminist identities through social media platforms? What is the current conversation surrounding feminism, girls studies, and digital media platforms?

Jameela Jamil @i_weigh

Tavi Gavinson Founder, Style Rookie “ I have a problem with people saying feminine means anti-feminist, and I think it’s counter-productive to immediately associate anything ‘girly’ with vanity or stupidity. ” “Feminism is not a rulebook, but a discussion, a conversation, a process. ”

3 tensions: 1. Girls engage in feminism through social media, but are concerned about the validity of platform feminism. 2. Girls find freedom and a voice online, but still feel “real world” societal pressures online. 3. Girls use social media to perform identity, but their use of the platforms is trivialized.

Girls Studies x Platform Feminism to be continued. . .

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