Destroying the joint and dying of shame? A geography of revitalised feminism in social media and beyond

Geographical Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 243-256

  Mclean, Jessica ^a   Maalsen, Sophia ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Destroy the Joint; Feminism; Feminist geography; New media; Paradoxical space

Indexed keywords

FEMINISM; MASS MEDIA; MEDIA ROLE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC SPACE; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84881558582     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1745-5871.12023     Document Type: Article

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