Tit-For-Tat Media

This book examines the visual-sexual turn in social media discourses in the field of online activism with a particular focus on the extraordinary protest years of 2018-2020.

Auteur

Katrien Jacobs is Associate Professor in Cultural Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. She is a leading scholar of sexuality and gender alongside emerging digital cultures and social movements.

Contenu

1. Introduction 2. Buffalo-Man and the Pink Lion: White Male Suffering and Sexual Redemption 3. Femininity, Fluidity and Floods Amongst the Flemish New-Right 4. Pepe the Frog, Emotion Politics and Gender Inclusivity at the Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Movement 5. Tit-for-Tat Nudity and Female-Figures at the Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Movement 6. Hyper-cute Characters and Gender Wars in Mainland China 7. Conclusion