Beyond the Hashtag: Exploring the #MeToo Movement in News Media

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dc.contributor.advisorKeller, Jessalynn Marie
dc.contributor.advisorThrift, Samantha Christine
dc.contributor.authorJimenez, Angeli Nicole
dc.contributor.committeememberRudd, Annie
dc.contributor.committeememberGuglietti, Maria Victoria
dc.date2021-11
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-31T16:25:14Z
dc.date.available2021-05-31T16:25:14Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-14
dc.description.abstractThe phrase “me too” was originally coined by African American women’s rights activist Tarana Burke in 2006 to build solidarity among survivors of sexual assault (Mendes et al., 2018). However, the #MeToo movement gained traction on Twitter on October 2017 when actress Alyssa Milano used the hashtag in response to allegations of sexual assault against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein (CBS, 2017). Milano compelled multitudes of Twitter users to tweet their own narratives with the hashtag, exhibiting the prevalence and magnitude of sexual assault and gender violence. This thesis problematizes the depiction of the #MeToo movement within traditional news discourse, particularly in news magazines. News media’s engagement and representation of social movements critically influence the public’s perception of these groups and contribute to its failure or success in effecting social change (Barker-Plummer, 2010; Gitlin, 1980). Through feminist discursive analysis, I examine the ways in which news media establish the narrative around #MeToo for readers. This research aims to contribute to the ongoing scholarly discussion of feminist media studies, chiefly in how traditional news attempts to impose order on feminist activism occurring in a digital setting.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJimenez, A. N. (2021). Beyond the Hashtag: Exploring the #MeToo Movement in News Media (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38901
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113462
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subject#metooen_US
dc.subjectsocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectdigital feminist activismen_US
dc.subject#metoo in the newsen_US
dc.subjectnews media discourseen_US
dc.subjectdiscourse analysisen_US
dc.subjectnews magazineen_US
dc.subjectvisual analysisen_US
dc.subjectpower and knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectmichel foucaulten_US
dc.subjectintersectional feminismen_US
dc.subjectfeminist media studiesen_US
dc.subjectintersectional feminist theoryen_US
dc.subjectnews media and social movementsen_US
dc.subjecttraditional news media versus social mediaen_US
dc.subjecthashtag activismen_US
dc.subjectpink waveen_US
dc.subject.classificationJournalismen_US
dc.subject.classificationMass Communicationsen_US
dc.subject.classificationSpeech Communicationen_US
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Social Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsychology--Socialen_US
dc.titleBeyond the Hashtag: Exploring the #MeToo Movement in News Mediaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication and Media Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
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