Digital citizenship in a global society : a feminist approach

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Henry, Nicola, Vasil, Stefani and Witt, Alice. (2022). Digital citizenship in a global society : a feminist approach. Feminist Media Studies. 22(8), pp. 1972-1989. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2021.1937269
AuthorsHenry, Nicola, Vasil, Stefani and Witt, Alice
Abstract

In an era of datafication, social networking, and globalization, “digital citizenship” has become an increasingly relevant and popular concept employed by diverse societal actors to promote digital capacity, literacy, and participation. To date, however, limited scholarly attention has been paid to the role of gender power relations in digital citizenship discourses, theories, or practices. In this paper, we conceptualize digital citizenship as a status (what it means to be a citizen), a practice (what it means to act as a citizen), and an intersubjective experience (what it means to occupy the outside, inside, or liminal space of citizenship). We argue that an intersectional, multi-layered, feminist approach to digital citizenship offers a valuable way to first analyze gender subordination and exclusionary practices in digital societies, and second to guide action that promotes a feminist democratic project of transformation and empowerment.

KeywordsDigital citizenship; citizenship; digital divide; intersectionality; feminism; technology-facilitated abuse; gender
Year01 Jan 2022
JournalFeminist Media Studies
Journal citation22 (8), pp. 1972-1989
PublisherRoutledge
ISSN1468-0777
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2021.1937269
Web address (URL)https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14680777.2021.1937269
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Page range1972-1989
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Print14 Jun 2021
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Accepted25 May 2021
Deposited24 Mar 2025
ARC Funded ResearchThis output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001
Grant IDDP170101433
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