Tom Watts
Postgraduate researcher, PREPPE (Postgraduate Research Experience Programme in Political Economy) project
#MeToo and Harvey Weinstein: Telling stories of vulnerable bodies
Tom Watts - 17 August 2018#MeToo and Harvey Weinstein: Telling stories of vulnerable bodies
Since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, the #MeToo and #TimesUp hashtags campaign have become internationally recognised as a symbol of resistance against sexual and gender-based violence and abuse. The campaigns inspired people to tell their stories of everyday abuse, assault and discrimination but how much difference can a social media campaign make?