Antifeminismo y troleo de género en Twitter. Estudio de la subcultura trol a través de #STOPfeminazis

  1. Alícia Villar-Aguilés 1
  2. Juan Pecourt Gracia 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València (España)
Journal:
Teknokultura: Revista de Cultura Digital y Movimientos Sociales

ISSN: 1549-2230

Year of publication: 2021

Volume: 18

Issue: 1

Pages: 33-44

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/TEKN.70225 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

In recent years, the rise of the feminist movement, especially since 8M of 2018, has been met with serious resistance. In the digital world, this renewal of feminism has led to an increase in feminist digital activism and greater visibility of women. However, multiple obstacles have also emerged that expose the androcentric and misogynistic nature of digital culture. One of the phenomena associated with digital misogyny is gendertrolling, typical of the troll subculture. In this paper, we analyse antifeminist trolling on the Twitter platform by focusing on the hashtag #STOPfeminazis. Based on content analysis and the application of analytic categories, we observe how this hashtag uses the remixing and resignification methods of the troll subculture to carry out a general offensive against the feminist movement.

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