Nigerian blogosphere and identity change of women
Nigerian women face patriarchal subjugation and intimidation both politically, economically and socially, just like most women in all parts of Africa. But this scenario seems to be different in the social media landscape, where young Nigerian women are not only making waves but are calling the shot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Johannesburg
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Communicare |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1535 |
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| Summary: | Nigerian women face patriarchal subjugation and intimidation both politically, economically and
socially, just like most women in all parts of Africa. But this scenario seems to be different in the
social media landscape, where young Nigerian women are not only making waves but are calling
the shots as well. This study is aimed at critically assessing the Nigerian blogosphere in order to
ascertain how five female bloggers, namely Linda Ikeji, Uche Pedro, Stella Dimoko Korkus, Tosin
Ajibade and Judith Emike Audu-Foght, have impacted positively on the lives of women. The study
reviewed relevant literature and also analysed what women-related contents each of the five
bloggers post in their various blogs. Apart from the study of the contents of the blogs, interviews
were employed in collecting relevant data from the bloggers. These two approaches helped in
answering the research questions which guided the study. The paper concludes that through
blogging, the identities of Nigerian women have been positively impacted on in various ways like
in the building of portfolios, sharing of knowledge, self-expression and building of professional
networks. The study recommends that since the mainstream media have failed to give voices to
African women, it is high time women take it upon themselves and better their identities through
the opportunities offered by the internet.
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| ISSN: | 0259-0069 2957-7950 |