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A Feminist Autoethography of Academic Performance on Twitter: Community, Creativity, and Comedy

A Feminist Autoethography of Academic Performance on Twitter: Community, Creativity, and Comedy

Sharon Lauricella
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781799836186|ISBN10: 1799836185|EISBN13: 9781799836209
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3618-6.ch003
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Lauricella, Sharon. "A Feminist Autoethography of Academic Performance on Twitter: Community, Creativity, and Comedy." Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Academy, edited by Taima Moeke-Pickering, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 33-51. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3618-6.ch003

APA

Lauricella, S. (2020). A Feminist Autoethography of Academic Performance on Twitter: Community, Creativity, and Comedy. In T. Moeke-Pickering, S. Cote-Meek, & A. Pegoraro (Eds.), Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Academy (pp. 33-51). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3618-6.ch003

Chicago

Lauricella, Sharon. "A Feminist Autoethography of Academic Performance on Twitter: Community, Creativity, and Comedy." In Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Academy, edited by Taima Moeke-Pickering, Sheila Cote-Meek, and Ann Pegoraro, 33-51. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3618-6.ch003

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Abstract

The online arena is rife with mansplaining, harassment, and intimidation of women. Similarly, women in academia operate in a traditionally patriarchal, misogynistic environment. What happens when a female academic creates a vibrant online presence? This chapter is an autoethnographic account of the author's experiences managing the public, online performance of a female scholar (@AcademicBatgirl) with the objective to create and cultivate community. She argues that in the online landscape, prosocial behaviour is essential in creating community and sustaining cohesion. She addresses the prosocial effects of humour, including examples of memes that she created and posted on Twitter. She also addresses pitfalls relative to student shaming that she recommends academics avoid in any online or offline forum.

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