In my last blog post I discussed the images portrayed by media on “victims and heroes”. In this blog post I’m interested in the role of the aid workers also known as the “heroes”. Who does Batman and Robin represent? Batman and Robin are known superhero figures, Batman has the…
Doing it for the gram is a way of self satisfaction. An activity that fulfills a moment of needing attention, feeling connected to others, but most importantly painting an image of yourself based on what you wish to become or own. “Do it for the gram” is an urban…
A new hashtag a new movement. The #metoo movement aims at raising awareness on sexual violence against women. The movement has already reached different parts of the world within two weeks. I was not familiar with the hashtag until a number of my Facebook friends and Instagram followers started sharing…
Alice Keen explores the global reach of #MeToo and asks why this hastag was able to jump over linguistic and cultural divides with such ease?
On Sunday October 15th American actress Alyssa Milano posted the following on twitter: The social media movement that followed across twitter, facebook and instagram saw millions of women share the hashtag #MeToo to express that they too had been victims of sexual abuse and harassment. The #Metoo movement’s popularity…
“Is simply realising there is a problem enough to provoke change and promote lasting gender equality?” #metoo part 1 ended with this question; let’s try to give some answers step-by-step. Ok, the victim will talk, will feel safe to talk, BUT after the sexual abuse has happened. In respect to that,…
“Priest uses public transportation to sexually harass young women” This was the headline in many online news sites in Greece some months ago. Eventually, the news made it to the national television and a public discussion started. The story broke out publicly by a university student, the latest victim of…
The power of one hashtag
As this is a collective blog, our group decided to focus on one ‘event’ and all publish different perspectives on it. This week the #MeToo movement has been hard to miss and we will be sharing a series of posts about it with you. Conor looks at #MeToo on Instagram,…
We know we don’t get the whole picture when we read the news, but how far are we willing to go to see another perspective? Alice Keen goes all the way to China…