Date of Award
1-1-2018
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Media, Film, and Journalism Studies
First Advisor
Erika Polson, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Christof Demont-Heinrich
Third Advisor
Christina Foust
Fourth Advisor
Sarah Hamilton
Keywords
Feminist resistance, Gender based violence, Online discourse, Public performance, Social movement, Street harassment
Abstract
This paper explores street harassment as a contentious practice in the rhetorical spaces of the street and social media posting through a case study of the performance group Las Hijas de Violencia. Through anarchistic direct action resistance tactics, the group confronted harassers in the streets of Mexico City and their recordings launched global media interest which led to viral online sharing. Widespread sharing of their performance led to the creation of public discursive space, through comments sections, which was utilized to measure attitudes toward street harassment and feminist direct action protest. Contextualized in a growing call for an end to street harassment, this is the first critical inquiry into Las Hijas de Violencia. Their tactics and subsequent interpretations by viewers are approached critically and through an interpretive thematic analysis in order to gain insight into hegemonic power that dictates gendered behaviors in public space, both on and offline.
Publication Statement
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Rights Holder
Madison M. Snider
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
en
File Size
103 p.
Recommended Citation
Snider, Madison M., "Las Hijas de Violencia: Performance, the Street, and Online Discourse" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1453.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1453
Copyright date
2018
Discipline
Communication, International relations
Included in
Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Performance Studies Commons, Social Media Commons, Women's Studies Commons