One of the reasons I enjoy teaching this class so much is the opportunity it provides to learn so much more - about feminism and about computers. When discussing a video interview with a Lebanese activist in her blog, one of my students raised the issue of Fourth Wave feminism - which I had never heard of before.
Fourth Wave feminism "is made of online bloggers and internet communities. We are the most
inclusive movement yet, and we understand that all oppression is
connected. We believe that my liberation is tightly tied to your
liberation. We aren’t just fighting to end sexism; we’re fighting to end
racism, classism, ableism, body shaming, cissexism, heterosexism, and
other harmful -isms." says a blogger on Tumblr.
As my student said in her blog, how can Fourth Wave feminism boast of its inclusivity if it is limited to those who are using the Internet. Internet access is very limited for women in Lebanon and elsewhere.
On a side note, how is a person supposed to understand Tumblr? I have to get some more explanations from my students.
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