Digital citizenship in a global society : a feminist approach
Journal article
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
Authors | Henry, Nicola, Vasil, Stefani and Witt, Alice |
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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. |
Keywords | Digital citizenship; citizenship; digital divide; intersectionality; feminism; technology-facilitated abuse; gender |
Year | 01 Jan 2022 |
Journal | Feminist Media Studies |
Journal citation | 22 (8), pp. 1972-1989 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1468-0777 |
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 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1972-1989 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
14 Jun 2021 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 25 May 2021 |
Deposited | 24 Mar 2025 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | DP170101433 |
Additional information | © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/90q2z/digital-citizenship-in-a-global-society-a-feminist-approach
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