Online Harassment and Cyber Mobs | Analysis

Her finder du Studienets hjælp til analyse af talen "Online Harassment and Cyber Mobs" af Anita Sarkeesian, som var en del af det vejledende opgavesæt til den skriftlige eksamen i Engelsk A med netadgang på STX fra oktober 2013.

Opgaveformuleringen lød:

Write an analytical essay (800-1200 words) in which you analyse Anita Sarkeesian's speech “Online Harassment and Cyber Mobs” and discuss the issue of online harassment of women.

Part of your essay must focus on how Sarkeesian engages her audience and on the message of the speech.

In your essay you must include references to Anita Sarkeesian's speech and 1-2 other internet sources. All sources must be documented.

Præsentation af teksten

Title: “Online Harassment and Cyber Mobs”
Taler: Anita Sarkeesian
Lejlighed: TEDxWomen, 2012

Anita Sarkeesian (f. 1983) er en canadisk-amerikansk feminist, blogger og taler. Hun er kendt for at have etableret websitet Feminist Frequency, hvor hun analyserer måden hvorpå kvinder skildres i popkulturen. Hendes projekt, Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, var skyld i at hun blev offer for online chikane - hvilket hun diskuterer i talen "Online Harassment and Cyber Mobs".

Uddrag

Her får du et lille uddrag fra bogen:

Opening

In the opening, Sarkeesian grabs the public’s attention by beginning with an expression that makes the audience curious: “I’d like to share with you a story about how I accidentally became the villain of a massively online game, in real life” (ll. 1-2). Furthermore, the opening also makes the public aware of the fact that Sarkeesian’s speech is going to touch upon the issue of sexism, particularly as it is explored in video games.