To be myself and have my stealthy freedom: The Iranian Women’s Engagement with social media

• Gi Yeon Koo ^[1]
  1. [1] Seoul National University

     Seoul National University

     Corea del Sur

     
• Localización: Revista de Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos ( REIM ), ISSN-e 1887-4460, Nº. 21, 2016, págs. 141-157
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The objective of this research is to explore the development of digital social and social movements at the local level through Iranian women’s engagement with social media. In this article, I delve into the cultural and social background of a Facebook page named “My Stealthy Freedom” and the practices of “cyber feminism” in Iran through an anthropological perspective. This online movement finds its value in that it has become a new platform for the women to raise their voices in public online sphere about their human right and freedom. By examining the online and offline discourses about Iranian hijab policy, I aim to understand how Iranian society is creating new spaces for the formation of public discourse