Feminism, Leadership, and Social Media: The Feminists From the Nigerian #EndSARS Protests

Feminism, Leadership, and Social Media: The Feminists From the Nigerian #EndSARS Protests

Abiola Martins
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/IJSMOC.308288
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Abstract

Social media (SM) has provided everyone with a tool to air their unhindered views, especially in conservative societies. This research analyzes the 1,090 tweets of certain Nigerian feminists/activists during the 13-day October 2020 #EndSARS protests. The analysis investigates the content of the women's tweets thematically by identifying their most used words vis-a-vis their corresponding values. These words were then used to interpret the messages being conveyed, how SM impacts feminist leadership, and the temperaments of these women. The analysis also compares the social classes of the women based on their profiles, the intersection of feminism, political activism, and how SM has become a tool for unhindered feminism.
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There is a dearth of studies on SM and feminism because it is still an evolving subject. Female activism and leadership via SM were well pronounced during the 2011 Arab Spring in Egypt, which led to the regime’s removal (Barghouthi, 2016). Barghouthi’s focus was on Nawara Ngem’s blog, “The Popular Sarcastic Front”. The blog showcased Negm’s social-political stance and its theme was, “Freedom is for those who carry their lives in their hands''. Negm is a privileged Egyptian journalist, author, editor, and translator with over 700,000 Twitter followers and 15,000 to 20,000 daily readers pre-revolution (Barghouthi, 2016). Barghouthi’s analysis of Negm’s communication strategy and expression revealed a specific choice of words and language. These were used to identify patterns and understand her innate characteristics responsible for mobilising millions of Egyptians to protest.

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