A feminist analysis of the global adoption of the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls

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dc.contributor.advisor Gonick, Marnina
dc.creator Oladele, Ebunoluwa Grace
dc.date.accessioned 2021-03-31T13:00:56Z
dc.date.available 2021-03-31T13:00:56Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.other HM743 T95 O43 2020
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/29495
dc.description 1 online resource (81 pages)
dc.description Includes abstract and appendix.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-78).
dc.description.abstract This thesis explores the framing of #BringBackOurGirls on twitter and in the mainstream media, particularly through the lens of third world feminism. Using feminist content analysis, it explores themes extracted from the Nigerian twitter and North American/European twitter and reveals a larger discussion and perspectives of Nigerians and non-Nigerians, concerning the kidnapping of the Chibok girls. It finds that themes extracted from the Nigerian twitter were based on lived experiences, while themes found in the North American/European twitter were influenced by uninformed opinions of third world countries. It finds that social media activism tends to lead to slacktivism and the mainstream media outside of Nigeria is mostly influenced by the political interests of their nation-states. Finally, it finds that the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls not only addresses the oppressions of third-world women, but also exposes issues of political corruption, inefficiencies and the importance of international policies that protect the security of women. en_CA
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dc.language.iso en en_CA
dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc HM743.T95
dc.subject.lcsh Online social networks
dc.subject.lcsh Internet and activism
dc.subject.lcsh Abduction -- Nigeria
dc.subject.lcsh Kidnapping -- Nigeria
dc.subject.lcsh Schoolgirls -- Crimes against -- Nigeria
dc.subject.lcsh Feminism
dc.title A feminist analysis of the global adoption of the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls en_CA
dc.type Text en_CA
thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Women and Gender Studies
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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