Social Media and Gender in Africa

Shepherd Mpofu; Kealeboga Aiseng

doi:10.5771/9781666948035

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-4802-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-4803-5
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 322
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
1. Conceptualizing African Social Media No access
2. Understanding Gender in Africa: Everyday Issues No access
3. Structure of The Book No access
4. References No access
1. 1. Background No access
  2. Theoretical Framework No access
  3. Method No access
  4. Of Shewe: “The way to a man’s heart . . . ” No access
  5. When Shewe Cooks No access
  6. “I Will Submit until I Die”—Of Submission and Performing Domestic Bliss on Baking and Cooking No access
  7. Conclusion No access
  8. Note No access
  9. References No access
2. 1. Gender Discourses, Social Media, and Society No access
  2. Social Media and Sexual Minorities No access
  3. Social Media, Misogyny, and Feminism No access
  4. Cancel Cultures: Punishment and Redemption No access
  5. Conclusion No access
  6. References No access
3. 1. Women Leaders on Key Social Media Platforms No access
  2. Purpose of Study and Methodology No access
  3. Demographics of the Sample No access
  4. Ethnographic Study No access
  5. Social Media: Theoretical Framework No access
  6. Social Media and Sexism: A Review of Literature No access
  7. 1. Hashtag Activism for Public Attention of Gender Issues No access
    2. Tackling Violence against Women through Social Media Tools No access
    3. Public Accountability toward Gender Equality No access
  8. 1. 1. Extent of Access to Social Media No access
    2. Group Sizes of Followers No access
    3. 1. Motivation for Use of Social Media No access
      2. Abuse on Social Media and Cyberbullying No access
  9. Social Media More Accessible and Effective than Traditional Media No access
  10. Social Media and Women’s Career Progression No access
  11. Roles and Influence of Social Media on Broad National and Gender Issues No access
  12. Proposed Measures to Improve the Digital Environment No access
  13. 1. Access to and Use of the Internet No access
  14. Access to and Use of Social Media No access
  15. Respondents’ Experiences with Online Gender-Based Violence No access
  16. Influence and Impact of Social Media No access
  17. 1. Access to and Use of the Internet and Social Media No access
    2. Respondents’ Experiences with Online Gender-Based Violence No access
    3. Effectiveness and Influence of Social Media No access
  18. Recommendations No access
  19. References No access
1. 1. Gender Conflicts around GBV, Femicide, and Sexual Violence in South Africa No access
  2. Historicizing Sexual Violence in South Africa No access
  3. Assessment of the Nature and Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence No access
  4. Background and Context No access
  5. Theoretical Framework No access
  6. 1. Ghost Twerkers as Social Media Content and Pedagogy No access
    2. Digital Media and Theater: WhatsApp as a Tool for Audience Engagement No access
    3. Digital Technology Platforms with Ghost Twerkers as Tools against GBV No access
    4. Employing Video Clips of Ghost Twerkers to Address GBV No access
  7. Victim Blaming No access
  8. 1. Dramaturgy in Ghost Twerkers No access
  9. Recommendations No access
  10. Conclusion No access
  11. References No access
2. 1. Gendered Disinformation and Misogyny No access
  2. Misogyny and Gendered Disinformation in Kenya No access
  3. Research Questions No access
  4. Methodology No access
  5. Findings and Discussion No access
  6. 1. Undermining Credibility and Skewing Public Perception No access
  7. Role of Social Media Platforms No access
  8. Conclusion No access
  9. References No access
3. 1. Women, Elections, and Gender Dynamics No access
  2. Social Media, Elections, and Political Debates No access
  3. Research Methodology and Design No access
  4. Data Collection and Analysis No access
  5. 1. 1. Gender Representation No access
      2. Age Distribution No access
      3. Geographic Distribution No access
      4. Employment Status No access
      5. Social Media Use No access
      6. Following and Engaging with Social Media Accounts No access
      7. Time Spent on Social Media Engagements No access
      8. Social Media Engagements and Gender Equality No access
  6. Barriers to Women’s Participation in Social Media No access
  7. Experiences of Bullying on Social Media No access
  8. Responses and Laws to Support Gender-Sensitive Online Engagements No access
  9. Conclusions and Recommendations No access
  10. References No access
4. 1. Methodology No access
  2. Social Media Platforms and the Proliferation of Revenge Porn No access
  3. South African Legislative Frameworks on Revenge Porn No access
  4. Conclusion No access
  5. References No access
1. 1. Hashtag Feminism as a Culturally Affirming Space for Women No access
  2. Gender-Based Violence, Memory, and Representation No access
  3. Decolonial Feminism No access
  4. Digital Feminist Standpoint No access
  5. 1. Types of Gender-Based Amplified Tweets No access
    2. Physical and Emotional GBV No access
    3. Rape, Sex Trafficking, and Sexual Exploitation No access
    4. Femicide No access
    5. Online Violence No access
    6. Economic Empowerment and Election Violence No access
    7. Causes of Gender-Based Violence No access
  6. Memory and Identity Construction No access
  7. Feminist Decolonial Theorizing and Standpoint Theory—Altering GBV Narrative No access
  8. Conclusion No access
  9. References No access
2. 1. Context No access
  2. Theoretical Framework No access
  3. Methodology and Methods No access
  4. Data Analysis No access
  5. Conclusion No access
  6. References No access
3. 1. Legislative Interpretation of LGBTIQA+ among Countries No access
  2. 1. 1. Self-Expression of LGBTIQA+ Status No access
      2. Perceptions and Acceptance of the Community No access
  3. Rites of Passage in the Form of Koma and Cultural Mores No access
  4. Christianity, Religious Rites, and Engagement with LGBTIQA+ No access
  5. The Use of Social Media No access
  6. Communication and Networking No access
  7. 1. Study Findings and Literature Control No access
  8. The Christian Denominations Discrimination against LGBTIQA+ in Rural Contexts No access
  9. Conclusion No access
  10. Notes No access
  11. References No access
1. 1. 1. Self-Representation No access
  2. Mediated Gender Visibility No access
  3. 1. Visual Ethnography No access
  4. Findings No access
  5. Discussion and Conclusion No access
  6. References No access
2. 1. Background to the Study No access
  2. Methodology No access
  3. Theoretical Framework No access
  4. Brief Literature Review No access
  5. Effects of Virtual Mourning on Psychological Well-being No access
  6. Social Impact No access
  7. Cultural Implications No access
  8. Zulu Cultural Conduct of the Widow During Death of Husband No access
  9. Mourning Grief in the Age of Social Media No access
  10. Social Media Effect on Celebrity Culture No access
  11. Judging Celebrities on Social Media (Virtual Judiciary) No access
  12. Findings on the Zulu Culture Regarding Mourning Widows No access
  13. Cultural Perception of Spousal Mourning No access
  14. Convergence of Cultural Beliefs and the Modern Era of Social Media and Celebrity Status No access
  15. Evaluation of the Social Media Backlash (Virtual Judiciary) on Babes Wodumo No access
  16. Conclusion No access
  17. References No access
3. 1. Reflexive Methodology No access
  2. The Rise of Capitalism: A Brief History of the Disruption of the African Family No access
  3. African Understanding of Family No access
  4. Tinderization of Love No access
  5. Restoring the Modern African Family No access
  6. Building Society through Love and Family No access
  7. Conclusion No access
  8. Notes No access
  9. References No access
Index No access Pages 315 - 316
1. Editors No access
2. Contributors No access