Las Hijas de Violencia: Performance, the Street, and Online Discourse

<p>This paper explores street harassment as a contentious practice in the rhetorical spaces of the street and social media posting through a case study of the performance group Las Hijas de Violencia. Through anarchistic direct action resistance tactics, the group confronted harassers in the streets of Mexico City and their recordings launched global media interest which led to viral online sharing. Widespread sharing of their performance led to the creation of public discursive space, through comments sections, which was utilized to measure attitudes toward street harassment and feminist direct action protest. Contextualized in a growing call for an end to street harassment, this is the first critical inquiry into Las Hijas de Violencia. Their tactics and subsequent interpretations by viewers are approached critically and through an interpretive thematic analysis in order to gain insight into hegemonic power that dictates gendered behaviors in public space, both on and offline.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2018

Author dc:creator

• Snider, Madison M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Erika Polson, Ph.D.
• Christof Demont-Heinrich
• Christina Foust
• Sarah Hamilton

• Feminist resistance
• Gender based violence
• Online discourse
• Public performance
• Social movement
• Street harassment
• Communication
• Critical and Cultural Studies
• Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Performance Studies
• Social Media
• Women's Studies

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1453

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-2453