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The politicization of Mumsnet /
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 spa...
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| Format: | e-Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2020.
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| Series: | SocietyNow.
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| Online Access: | Full-text access View in OPAC |
| 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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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781839094705 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/9781839094682 |