[Commlist] New Book - Networked Feminism: How Digital Media Makers Transformed Gender Justice Movements

/Networked Feminism /

By Rosemary Clark-Parsons

University of California Press

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About the Book

/Networked Feminism/ tells the story of how activists have used media to 
reconfigure what feminist politics and organizing look like in the 
United States. Drawing on years spent participating in grassroots 
communities and observing viral campaigns, Rosemary Clark-Parsons argues 
that feminists engage in a do-it-ourselves feminism characterized by the 
use of everyday media technologies. Faced with an electoral system and a 
history of collective organizing that have failed to address complex 
systems of oppression, do-it-ourselves feminists do not rely on 
political organizations, institutions, or authorities. Instead, they use 
digital networks to build movements that reflect their values and meet 
the challenges of the current moment, all the while juggling the 
advantages and limitations of their media tools. Through its 
practitioner-centered approach, this book sheds light on feminist media 
activists' shared struggles and best practices at a time when collective 
organizing for social justice has become more important than ever.

Endorsements

"Rosemary Clark-Parsons captures a critical digital turn in feminist 
organizing with the addition of do-it-ourselves feminism, giving readers 
a rich and valuable history of feminist social movements. Networked 
Feminism rightly insists that scholars focus on 'media practice, not 
simply media content' and directs readers toward the slow work of 
building relationships with the communities we study—a vital 
intercession in digital and media studies today."—Catherine Knight 
Steele, author of Digital Black Feminism

"Networked Feminism is a timely investigation of how digital-media 
technologies continue to transform feminist activism online and on the 
ground. Like the dispatches of an embedded reporter, Clark-Parsons's 
work brings readers inside the lives of a new generation of activists. 
The culmination of years of qualitative research carried out with 
individual activists and organizations, this book explores the 
complexity of engaging in activism on platforms that often work both for 
and against women. Networked Feminism is a welcome addition to emerging 
scholarship on networked feminism and networked activism."—Kate 
Eichhorn, author of The End of Forgetting: Growing Up with Social Media

"In this important, exciting, and timely book, Clark-Parsons takes 
readers through the ways that digital technologies have helped 
reconfigure social and political life. Through in-depth explorations of 
six case studies, including the 2017 Washington Women's Day March, the 
#MeToo movement, zine communities, and other grassroots initiatives, 
Clark-Parsons shows the power of self-produced feminist media to 
challenge oppressive gender norms, laying the groundwork for new 
feminist communities, solidarities, and consciousnesses. This is a key 
book for those interested in the recent history of digital feminism and 
offers crucial insights for thinking about its future."—Kaitlynn Mendes, 
coauthor of Digital Feminist Activism: Girls and Women Fight Back 
against Rape Culture

Table of Contents

1. Hope for a Feminist Future
2. Networked Feminist Organizing
3. Networked Feminist Visibility
4. Networked Feminist Communities
5. Strength in a Feminist Present

About the Author

Rosemary Clark-Parsons is a scholar of gender, media, and social change. 
She earned her PhD from the Annenberg School for Communication at the 
University of Pennsylvania and has held positions with Penn's School of 
Social Policy and Practice and the Center for Social Impact Strategy.

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