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The perceptions of South Africans on the impact of digital feminist activism in the context of violence against woman
Thesis (PhD (Sociology))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/100153 The perceptions of South Africans on the impact of digital feminist activism in the context of violence against woman Mokomane, Zitha sele.sello@gmail.com Sele, Sello UCTD Digital feminist activism (DFA) Violence against women (VAW) Gender-based violence (GBV) #MenAreTrash #NotAllMen Counter-discourses South Africa (SA) Thesis (PhD (Sociology))--University of Pretoria, 2024. This study explored South Africans' views on the impact of digital feminist activism (DFA) in addressing violence against women (VAW), focusing on the #MenAreTrash DFA due to its significant influence on social media platforms between 2017 and 2020. Theoretically grounded in the feminist perspective, public sphere and communicative action theory, and counter-discourse theory, the study used these frameworks to analyse VAW, assess social media's efficacy in DFA, and examine resistance to #MenAreTrash. The study adopted a qualitative approach, wherein the data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 24 individuals. These interviews were supplemented by secondary multimedia sources. Key findings indicate that social media platforms serve as modern public spheres for addressing VAW. #MenAreTrash DFA successfully raised awareness and challenged patriarchal norms contributing to VAW, rape, and femicide, giving women a voice to share experiences. However, limitations of using social media for DFA emerged. While #MenAreTrash DFA raised awareness and sparked engagements, it was deemed unsuccessful in influencing behavioural change in men to reduce VAW incidents. The major limitation was attributed to the controversial slogan 'men are trash,' perceived as dehumanising and unfairly generalising men, creating feelings of alienation and worthlessness among them. UP Postgraduate Bursary Sociology PhD (Sociology) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-05: Gender equality 2025-01-17T11:24:26Z 2025-01-17T11:24:26Z 2025-05-14 2024-06-07 Thesis * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100153 10.25403/UPresearchdata.28210763 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Digital feminist activism (DFA) Violence against women (VAW) Gender-based violence (GBV) #MenAreTrash #NotAllMen Counter-discourses South Africa (SA) The perceptions of South Africans on the impact of digital feminist activism in the context of violence against woman |
| title | The perceptions of South Africans on the impact of digital feminist activism in the context of violence against woman |
| title_full | The perceptions of South Africans on the impact of digital feminist activism in the context of violence against woman |
| title_fullStr | The perceptions of South Africans on the impact of digital feminist activism in the context of violence against woman |
| title_full_unstemmed | The perceptions of South Africans on the impact of digital feminist activism in the context of violence against woman |
| title_short | The perceptions of South Africans on the impact of digital feminist activism in the context of violence against woman |
| title_sort | perceptions of south africans on the impact of digital feminist activism in the context of violence against woman |
| topic | UCTD Digital feminist activism (DFA) Violence against women (VAW) Gender-based violence (GBV) #MenAreTrash #NotAllMen Counter-discourses South Africa (SA) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100153 |