Political participation has seen substantial changes in terms of both its structure and its
scope. One of the most prominent venues of citizen engagement today is participation that …

The murder of George Floyd by police in May 2020 sparked international protests and
brought unparalleled levels of attention to the Black Lives Matter movement. As we show, his …

Based on the article by Swartz and Lappeman, we propose in this commentary to reflect on
three central components linked to the concept of obstetric violence: the withdrawal of …

Every day the wellbeing of disadvantaged individuals and communities is being transformed
through the activities of self-transcendent social activists. The positive contagion generated …

We propose a three-pronged framework to study discourses surrounding social media
activism initiated by networked counterpublics: personalized expressions that share stories …

This study proposes a framework for examining hashtagged content on social media, which
captures how specific issue frames (ie hashtags) contribute to navigable structures. We …

BIPOC scholars have criticized that feminism and feminist activism have often failed to
include race, class, and intersectional identities in the feminist agenda. Using theoretical …

One core concern of workplace sexual harassment is the low rate of reporting, which
arguably adds to its suppression and consequent individualization of harassment. The …

With social media data widely available, researchers are increasingly incorporating tweets,
posts, and blogs in their work. While easily accessible, the use of “public” posts raises …

Despite prior research on portrayals of women in STEM in traditional media, fewer studies
have considered portrayals on social media. This content analysis of Instagram posts (N …