Feminisms, Gender and Social Media: Public and Political Performativities Regarding Sexual Harassment in Cyprus

Abstract

This article draws from research on feminism, politics, social media and everyday sexism in Cyprus to examine the power dynamics between discourses of misogyny and feminism as produced in the public sphere. It focuses on how Facebook was utilised as both a digital space for feminist resistance and misogyny in two case studies which involve one female and two male MPs. At the crossroads of emancipatory and hegemonic particularities, we discuss how feminisms and social media operate in the socio-temporal context of the public and political sphere of Cyprus.

Keywords

• feminism
• gender
• social media
• politics
• sexism
• Cyprus