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Cyber feminism seeks to promote the rights of women who are victims of social media. Social media is considered to be beneficial in some ways, however, it has various negative impacts. Some people fall victims to criminal activities like cyberbullying, cyber trolling, online pornography, etc. which can affect victims mental health and their reputation. Increasing awareness to the risks of social media and ways to avoid these risks would help protect potential victims.
The objective of this book is to educate readers about the types of social media victimization through case analyses, and to suggest ways to curb digital violence. This book could contribute to cyber based education, by exploring the cultural and societal aspects of cyber-security across genders. And discussing the role of technology in preventing gender violence on social media.
List of contents
Chapter-1 Introduction.- Chapter-2 Concept of cyber-feminism.- Chapter-3 Ways of falling prey to gender violence.- Chapter-4 Cyberbullying: Victimization and means of threat.-Chapter-5 Body shaming: Analysis and understanding its myths.- Chapter-6 Sexual trolling on social media.- Chapter-7 Online pornography and its impact.- Chapter-8 Impact of social media violence on physical health.- Chapter-9 Impact of Social media violence on mental health.- Chapter-10 Educating women to curb gender violence.- Chapter-11 Coping mechanisms for women.- Chapter-12 Role of technology in preventing gender violence on social media.- Chapter-13 Representations on gender violence in selected fictions.- Chapter-14 Conclusion.
About the author
Prof. Deepanjali Mishra earned her PhD in English from Utkal University, India. She teaches Communication at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. Her area of interest includes folklore and culture studies, E-learning, sociolinguistics, English language teaching, management and cyber-security and gender studies. She has over 17 years of teaching and research experience. She has published more than 50 research papers in international journals and several books and has presented her papers in various international conferences in India and abroad.
Summary
Cyber feminism seeks to promote the rights of women who are victims of social media. Social media is considered to be beneficial in some ways, however, it has various negative impacts. Some people fall victims to criminal activities like cyberbullying, cyber trolling, online pornography, etc. which can affect victims’ mental health and their reputation. Increasing awareness to the risks of social media and ways to avoid these risks would help protect potential victims.
The objective of this book is to educate readers about the types of social media victimization through case analyses, and to suggest ways to curb digital violence. This book could contribute to cyber based education, by exploring the cultural and societal aspects of cyber-security across genders. And discussing the role of technology in preventing gender violence on social media.
