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#Metoo as communities of practice: a study of Chinese victims’ digital narratives of sexual harassment
Tan, Yan1; Xu, Kaibin2
2023-05-04
Source PublicationJournal of Applied Communication Research
ISSN0090-9882
Volume51Issue:3Pages:302 - 319
Abstract

Online disclosure of one’s own experience and the harasser’s name is a prominent way of telling #MeToo stories in China. Drawing on the theoretical perspective of community of practice (CoP), this article conducts a narrative analysis of these disclosures to explore how they are employed to form communities of practice that serve to resist sexual harassment, thereby contributing to digital feminism in China. The study finds that they shape a common identity as victims and sustain affective solidarity through sharing traumatic experiences and reflective discourses to build the community. Their discursive practice of exposing harassers, including tagging variant hashtags, archiving contents for continued proliferation, and inviting netizens to re-post information, serves to break the silence and challenge the social environment that connives at sexual harassment, constituting a forceful digital feminist movement. By incorporating the theoretical insights of CoPs with the #MeToo movement, the article expands the study of digital feminism.

Keyword#metoo Community Of Practice Digital Feminism Narrative Sexual Harassment
DOI10.1080/00909882.2022.2141582
URLView the original
Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaCommunication
WOS SubjectCommunication
WOS IDWOS:000881864800001
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85141660332
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Social Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
Corresponding AuthorXu, Kaibin
Affiliation1.Department of Communication, University of Macau, Macao
2.School of Journalism and Communication, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Tan, Yan,Xu, Kaibin. #Metoo as communities of practice: a study of Chinese victims’ digital narratives of sexual harassment[J]. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2023, 51(3), 302 - 319.
APA Tan, Yan., & Xu, Kaibin (2023). #Metoo as communities of practice: a study of Chinese victims’ digital narratives of sexual harassment. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 51(3), 302 - 319.
MLA Tan, Yan,et al."#Metoo as communities of practice: a study of Chinese victims’ digital narratives of sexual harassment".Journal of Applied Communication Research 51.3(2023):302 - 319.
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