The politicization of Mumsnet / authored by Sarah Pedersen (Robert Gordon University, UK).
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TextSeries: SocietyNowPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, Description: 1 online resource (192 pages)ISBN: 9781839094705Subject(s): mumsnet.com -- Electronic discussion groups | Women's rights -- Great Britain -- Electronic discussion groups | Electronic discussion groups -- Political aspects -- Great Britain | Parenting -- Great Britain -- Electronic discussion groups | Political Science, Women in Politics | Political activismAdditional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 302.23/12 LOC classification: HQ1236.5.G7 | P43 2020Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: This book investigates the growing politicization of Mumsnet and its use by politicians to influence middle-class women in the UK. The site's discussion topics go far beyond traditional 'mothering' subjects and encompass politics, feminism and current affairs. Understood as a safe space for gender-critical voices, the site has spawned real-life activism and continues to be both praised and attacked for its support of free speech on controversial subjects. Sarah Pedersen investigates how Mumsnet has become a central part of a resurgent women's rights movement in the UK. She argues that its openness to discussion around this subject has allowed the site to function as a subaltern counter-public - a space where gender-critical feminists have been able to share information and make plans for action and agitation.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
This book investigates the growing politicization of Mumsnet and its use by politicians to influence middle-class women in the UK. The site's discussion topics go far beyond traditional 'mothering' subjects and encompass politics, feminism and current affairs. Understood as a safe space for gender-critical voices, the site has spawned real-life activism and continues to be both praised and attacked for its support of free speech on controversial subjects. Sarah Pedersen investigates how Mumsnet has become a central part of a resurgent women's rights movement in the UK. She argues that its openness to discussion around this subject has allowed the site to function as a subaltern counter-public - a space where gender-critical feminists have been able to share information and make plans for action and agitation.
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