“Build-a-betch” : an analysis and critique of popular feminism on Instagram

Grace, Charlotte A.

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dc.contributor.advisor	Rehberg Sedo, DeNel, 1965-
dc.creator	Grace, Charlotte A.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-07T17:33:22Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-07T17:33:22Z
dc.date.issued	2022-04
dc.identifier.uri	http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/30956
dc.description	1 online resource (96 pages) : colour illustrations
dc.description	Includes abstract and appendices.
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-96).
dc.description.abstract	Feminism can be found emblazoned on mugs, t-shirts, dishcloths and other knick knacks in just about any store you go into but what does it mean to wear a shirt that says feminist” without action to back up this identity? My thesis explores this popularized version of feminism and what it looks like online. Looking at the Instagram page for media conglomerate Betches, critical feminist discourse and visual analysis was used to uncover what feminist perspectives were being espoused and which gained traction online. The feminism I found centered and reproduced heteronormative and neoliberal paradigms of women and feminism.	en_CA
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dc.language.iso	en	en_CA
dc.publisher	Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcsh	Feminism
dc.subject.lcsh	Feminists -- Social networks
dc.subject.lcsh	Betches (Group)
dc.subject.lcsh	Instagram (Electronic resource)
dc.title	“Build-a-betch” : an analysis and critique of popular feminism on Instagram	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.)