1st Edition

Tit-For-Tat Media The Contentious Bodies and Sex Imagery of Political Activism

By Katrien Jacobs Copyright 2022
132 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

132 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

132 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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. Presenting a socially engaged theory of "tit-for-tat media" and including case-studies on activist movements such as the Euro-American alt-right, the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, and revolutionary artists in... Read more

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

Biography

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. Her work can be found at www.katrienjacobs.com.

'By shining a light on often overlooked or dismissed visual imageries of gender and sexuality in the context of political activism and movements, Jacobs' research offers a highly valuable addition to the field of Visual Studies.'

Katharina Oehmichen, Visual Studies, Germany