cyberfeminism
cyberfeminism noun: a community, philosophy and set of practices concerned with feminist acts in cyberspace.
Noun
cyberfeminism (countable and uncountable, plural cyberfeminisms)
- A community, philosophy and set of practices concerned with feminist acts in cyberspace.
- Because of its similarity to what is often referred to as "liberal feminism" in the non-virtual world, I identify this perspective as liberal cyberfeminism.1996, Susan C Herring, Computer-mediated Communication
- At the opening to On the Matrix: Cyberfeminist Simulations, Plant says that cyber-feminism—and/or the complex systems and virtual worlds upon which it is based—has the capacity to undermine the ‘world view and material reality of two thousand years of patriarchal control’.1997, Caroline Bassett, quoting Sadie Plant, “With a Little Help from Our (New) Friends”, in Mute, volume 1, number 8, →ISSN
Forms of cyberfeminism
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Origin of cyberfeminism
From cyber- + feminism.
Questions about cyberfeminism
- What does cyberfeminism mean?
- Cyberfeminism means a community, philosophy and set of practices concerned with feminist acts in cyberspace.
- What part of speech is cyberfeminism?
- Cyberfeminism is a noun.
- What is the plural of cyberfeminism?
- The plural of cyberfeminism is cyberfeminisms.
Words near cyberfeminism in the dictionary
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