"Pro-suming" Swearing (Verbal Violence): "Affect" as feminist (Internet) criticism

Lisa Yuk Ming Leung here proposes to adopt the notion of "affect" to decipher the complex and multifaceted emotions invoked in women social activists as they receive and produce (or "pro-sume") online discussion (or swearing), in the struggle within the male-dominated social move...

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Published in:Feminist media studies 2011-03, Vol.11 (1), p.89-94
Main Author: Leung, Lisa Yuk Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emotional abuse
Language
Social activism
Verbal communication
Women
Womens studies
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Summary:Lisa Yuk Ming Leung here proposes to adopt the notion of "affect" to decipher the complex and multifaceted emotions invoked in women social activists as they receive and produce (or "pro-sume") online discussion (or swearing), in the struggle within the male-dominated social movement/political discussion arena in Hong Kong.
ISSN:1468-0777
1471-5902
DOI:10.1080/14680777.2011.537036