Adolescents Becoming Feminist on Twitter: New Literacies Practices, Commitments, and Identity Work. Issue 3 (6th July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gleason, Benjamin
• Is Part Of: Journal of adolescent & adult literacy. Volume 62:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 281
• Page End: 289
• Publication Date: 2018-07-06
• Subjects: Digital/media literacies -- Gender/race/class/sexual orientation -- Identity -- Digital/media literacies -- Information and communication technologies < Digital/media literacies -- New literacies < Digital/media literacies -- Popular culture < Digital/media literacies -- Case study < Research methodology -- Sociocultural < Theoretical perspectives -- 4‐Adolescence -- 5‐College/university students; Reading -- Periodicals; Literacy -- Periodicals; 374.0124
• DOI: 10.1002/jaal.889
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1081-3004

Abstract

Abstract: The author investigated the relation between young people's new literacies practices and identity development on Twitter and found that participants used three new literacies practices (live‐tweeting, hashtagging, and information sharing) in unique ways to develop feminist identities in this social media space. Participants mobilized popular culture to initiate dialogue about feminist issues, such as the wage gap, to participate in social activism (e.g., advocating for women's reproductive care), and to provide informal counsel to peers. Twitter can be a vital space for young people to become feminists, providing opportunities to learn, develop, and participate.