An approach to feminisms from the margins: Social and political proposals from digital activism

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/tekn.84720
Keywords: digital ethnography, cultural diversity, non-hegemonic feminism, social media

Abstract

This article analyzes cyberactivism from the perspective of feminist women located in marginalized positions within Spanish society. The article aimed to explore their social and political proposals, as well as their incorporation of the digital into feminist action. Based on a digital ethnographic approach, implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, participatory observations were conducted on the Twitter and Instagram accounts of thirty activists, five of whom were interviewed in-depth. The findings point to the importance of an intersectional approach when addressing gender inequality as well as the recognition of cultural otherness. The study found that, for the participants, the integration of diversity was not so much the issue as the decolonization of society and its individuals. On the other hand, they also advocated for a hybrid approach to activism in which the digital supports reinforce and amplify street-level struggle.

Author Biographies

Alvaro Rosa-García, University of Cádiz

Graduado en Trabajo Social, con especialidad en Cultura de Paz, Conflictos, Educación y Derechos Humanos por la Universidad de Cádiz. Actualmente doctorando por la Universidad de Cádiz, con vinculación predoctoral en el proyecto MIMITER (Estudio sobre las variables jurídicas, criminológicas, psicosociales y educativas determinantes en los itinerarios vitales de los niños y niñas migrantes no acompañados. Sus líneas de investigación se desarrollan en el ámbito de las migraciones, las infancias migrantes, la diversidad cultural y la otredad en los estudios feministas. Compagina la investigación con la militancia y el activismo comunitario en pro de los Derechos Humanos.

Inmaculada Antolínez Domínguez, University of Cádiz

Doctora por la Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Licenciada en Antropología Social y Graduada en Trabajo Social. Actualmente, Personal Docente e Investigador del área de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales de la Universidad de Cádiz. Sus líneas de investigación se centran en los estudios interculturales, las migraciones y el género, así como metodologías etnográficas y biográficas. Cuenta con más de 40 publicaciones en dichas temáticas, ha participado en múltiples proyectos regionales, nacionales y europeos y ha realizado estancias de investigación en centros de prestigio de Estados Unidos, México, Italia o Marruecos. Su labor académica se combina con su compromiso con los movimientos sociales antirracistas y por la justicia social.

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Published
2023-07-03
How to Cite
Rosa-García, A., & Antolínez Domínguez, I. (2023). An approach to feminisms from the margins: Social and political proposals from digital activism. Teknokultura. Revista de Cultura Digital Y Movimientos Sociales, 20(2), 195-204. https://doi.org/10.5209/tekn.84720
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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2023): Digital social research
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Karpeta

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