May be of interest to some? ‹ Amanda Menking PhD Student Information School | University of Washington https://ischool.uw.edu/people/phd/amenking
On 9/23/15, 9:58 AM, "Sobieraj, Sarah" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hello Everyone- - > >I have been quietly enjoying the contributions to this list for the last >year, it¹s fantastic, thank you. This is only my second utterance, and >it¹s a request for help (some people, right?). > >At any rate, I am a sociologist working on a book project on the way >gender-based attacks against women online shape public discourse. The >research is specifically studying women who enter public discourse >sharing their work or ideas (e.g., journalists, bloggers, academics, >public figures, etc.) and face a distinctly gendered backlash. This >digital misogyny generally includes some combination of gendered and >often racialized name-calling, rape threats, hostile use of pornographic >imagery, remarks about their presumed sexual behavior or interests, >demeaning gender stereotypes, and unsolicited commentary about their >physical appearance, among other things. My focal interest for the >project is in the way this harassment shapes women¹s political voice and >visibility. > >Members of this list are much more well aware than most of how prevalent >this kind of response is, and I¹m hoping you might be able to help me. > >Thus far, I have interviewed a range of women ‹ some of them are low >profile folks who have faced gendered hostilities in their personal use >of platforms such as tumblr or twitter, but I have also interviewed women >with higher visibility whose work puts them in the position of dealing >with this kind of thing routinely (e.g., writers for national >publications and high traffic websites), as well as a few women whose >harassment itself has captured national attention. > >I¹m looking to interview (in-depth, semi structured, confidential) more >women. If you know someone who has had to cope with digital sexism in >response to their participation in public discourse (videos, tweets, blog >posts, articles, media appearances, political speeches, etc.), and you >think they might be open to learning more about the research, I would >very much appreciate it if you could email me privately: >[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > >Thank you in advance for your help. >Sarah > >sarah sobieraj >associate professor of sociology >tufts university >617.627.2472 (o) >617.501.6357 (c) >[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >http://as.tufts.edu/sociology/people/faculty/sobieraj >https://twitter.com/sobieraj > > > _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list [email protected] To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
