From shame to visibility

Hashtag Feminism and Sexual Violence in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID3101473
AuthorsHeloisa Buarque De Almeida (0000-0001-8126-5884, Universidade de São Paulo, corresponding author)
Year2019
Issue33
Pages19-41
Publication date2019-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSexualidad Salud y Sociedad (Rio de Janeiro (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1984-6487 • E-ISSN: 1984-6487
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1984-6487.sess.2019.33.02.a
OpenAlexW3006084058
SCIELO_PIDS1984-64872019000300019
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited23

This work reflects on Internet and social network campaigns against sexual harassment and sexual violence, from the moment they first appeared in alternative media and then reached mainstream news stories. In Brazil, such discussion on media has shown this struggle for recognition since 2013. With data from alternative and the hegemonic media from 20132018 focusing on "No more catcalling" (Chega de fiu fiu) and "My first harassment" (Meu primeiro assédio) campaigns and the NGO Think Olga, the article discusses the attempts made by the feminist field to change what they call "rape culture" through images and narratives of the self, searching for voice and recognition. The hegemonic media, nevertheless, prefer to focus on crime (such as paedophilia) and dramatic stories that are best sellers, and therefore change some of the meanings in dispute

Art · Criminology · Harassment · Hegemonic masculinity · Hegemony · Literature · Mainstream · Media studies · Narrative · Political science · Sexual violence · Shame · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology