Femitags in the networks and in the streets: 50 hashtags for feminist activism in Latin America = Femitags en las redes y en las calles: 50 hashtags del activismo feminista en América Latina

The aim of this article is to characterize the main hashtags of Mexican feminist activism as part of the Latin American connected crowds, on the basis of a review of the most popular trends between 2016 and 2021 on Twitter. A total of 50 hashtags have been selected that, due to their repeated use, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Rovira Sancho, Guiomar, Morales-i-Gras, Jordi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/23084
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/23084
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Xarxes socials en línia
Online social networks
Feminisme -- Mèxic
Feminism -- Mexico
Internet i activisme -- Mèxic
Internet and activism -- Mexico
Ciberfeminisme -- Mèxic
Cyberfeminism -- Mexico
Mitjans de comunicació social
Social media
Drets de les dones
Women's rights
Violència envers les dones -- Mèxic
Women -- Abuse of -- Mexico
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Sumario:The aim of this article is to characterize the main hashtags of Mexican feminist activism as part of the Latin American connected crowds, on the basis of a review of the most popular trends between 2016 and 2021 on Twitter. A total of 50 hashtags have been selected that, due to their repeated use, are characterized as femitags, that is, performative meta-discursive identifiers that mainly do three things: disseminate and tune in to frames of protest; extend women’s voices and slogans; and mobilize synchronic, diachronic, and transnational repertoires of collective action. These femitags appear in situated contexts, usually around events such as new cases of violence against women and calls to take to the streets, but with their extension, they become meta-communicative labels that articulate different activist practices. This study reveals not only their functions, but also their role as articulators of networked mobilizations, demonstrating the profound online and real-life intertwining of the fourth wave of Mexican, Latin American, and Spanish-speaking feminism