03665cam a22004577i 4500 20735188 OSt 20250107160304.0 181107t20182018enka b 001 0 eng d 2017279107 9781787545304 (hardcover) 9781787545298 (Online) 9781787547179 (Epub) (OCoLC)on1027146943 YDX eng YDX rda CDX EAU OCLCF DLC lccopycat a-ii--- HQ1236.5.I4 D4227 2018 305.420954 23 Dey, Adrija, author. 57154 Nirbhaya, new media and digital gender activism / by Adrija Dey, SOAS South Asia Institute, University of London, UK. First edition. x, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Digital activism and society: politics, economy and culture in network communication Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-221) and index. Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Cyberconflict Framework and Conceptual Considerations -- Chapter 2. Brief History of the Indian Women's Movement and Tracing Out the Sociopolitical and Media Environment -- Chapter 3. Analysing the Nirbhaya Case through the Lens of the Social-movement Framework -- Chapter 4. Nirbhaya and Beyond--Role of Social Media and ICTs in Gender Activism in India -- Chapter 5. The Nirbhaya Case--An Intersectional Analysis -- Chapter 6. Conclusion: The Beginning of the New Phase in the Indian Women's Movement. This title centres around digital gender activism focusing on the implications that the phenomenon of online gender activism has for politics, society, culture and gender relations/dynamics. On December 16th, 2012, Jyoti Singh, a female physiotherapy student from New Delhi was raped by six men in a moving bus while making her way home with a male friend. After 13 days spent fighting for her lige, Jyoti Singh passed away. Abiding by Indian laws, Jyoti's actual name was never mentioned by the media and pseudonyms like 'Nirbhaya' (Hindi for fearless) were most commonly used. The brutal attack instantly triggered domestic and global criticism and widespread protests across India over the high levels of violence against Indian women and children, making it one of the biggest gender movements that the country has witnessed. The Nirbhaya case thus became a turning point in the politics of gender justice in India. The Nationwide protests that followed the case also witnessed one of the first and most extensive uses of digital technologies for activism in India having far reaching changes in how gender activism is conducted. Keeping the Nibhaya case at its core, this book explores and attempts to understaned experiences and social constructs and investigate the use of digital technologies and social media by individuals, civil society actors, activists and organizations specifically for gender activism in India--back cover. Women's rights India. 57155 Women Violence against India. 57156 Internet and activism India. 57157 Social media Political aspects India. 57158 Internet and activism. fast 57159 Social media Political aspects. fast 57160 Women Violence against. fast 57161 Women's rights. fast 57162 India. fast 57163 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 68165 68139 0 0 lcc 0 0 GEN CPL CPL GEN 2024-12-04 Purchase 117.70 0 HQ 1236.5.I4 D4227 2018 T00868w3232 2025-01-07 16:10:01 1 2025-01-07 BK