Exploring the Politics of Gender Representation on Instagram
Self-representations of Femininity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3099417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sofia P Caldeira (0000-0001-7681-6952), Sofia P Caldeira Sofia P Caldeira, Sander De Ridder (0000-0003-3475-0523), Sander De Ridder Sander De Ridder, Sofie Van Bauwel (0000-0002-8554-2452), Sofie Van Bauwel Sofie Van Bauwel |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | DiGeSt Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2593-0273 • E-ISSN: 2593-0281 |
| Publisher | Ghent University (PUBLISHER • BE) |
| DOI | 10.11116/digest.5.1.2 |
| OpenAlex | W2802725062 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article presents an analysis of the politics of gender representation on Instagram. It adopts a broad understanding of the political in terms of “everyday politics” and “everyday activism”. This allows for exploring the political potential of self-representation on Instagram and Instagram's ability to enable more diverse forms of gender representation. It starts from the assumption that Instagram can play a role in reproducing and reinforcing traditional gender norms, and then explores the technological affordances and limitations that shape representations, such as Instagram's Terms of Use and the diffuse power exerted by Instagram users' feedback. These theoretical arguments are illustrated by discussing the recent ban of Marisa Papen, a popular Instagram model
Art · Femininity · Humanities · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Self representation · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Social Media and Politics
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Notes to self
| Unique citing works | 22 |
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| Citations per year | 3,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |