Feminist responses to sexual harassment in academia: voice, solidarity and resistance through online activism

Sundari Anitha; Susan Marine; Ruth Lewis

doi:10.1332/239868019X15764492460286

Feminist responses to sexual harassment in academia: voice, solidarity and resistance through online activism

Sundari Anitha, Susan Marine, Ruth Lewis

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Abstract

This paper takes as its starting point the compilation and circulation online of a list naming alleged sexual harassers in Indian academia in order to examine broader questions about the nature of online activism to address gender-based violence. Set against the historical silencing of women who speak about violence as well as institutional mechanisms to address this issue through due process, we examine the meaning, impact and limitations of this list, which generated considerable discord and debate within feminists in India. In doing so, we consider the place of these new forms of collective actions and expressions of solidarity within the broader feminist campaigns to resist violence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-23
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Gender-Based Violence
Volume	4
Issue number	1
Early online date	17 Jan 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/239868019X15764492460286
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2020

Keywords

#MeToo
online activism
feminist social movements
sexual violence

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