“Merchan” as an emancipation and complicity experience: feminism, authenticity and consumption on YouTube

Based on debates about the practices that guide the performances of microcelebrities on digital platforms, we seek to understand how three socially engaged influencers negotiate this status in the production of sponsored videos. Six videos linked to feminist agendas published on YouTube by the Brazi...

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Autor: Evangelista, Simone
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM)
Repositorio:Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo (Online)
Idioma:portugués
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistacmc.espm.br:article/2585
Acceso en línea:https://revistacmc.espm.br/revistacmc/article/view/2585
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:influenciadores digitais
feminismo
consumo
Comunicação e consumo
YouTube
performance
digital influencers
digital feminism
consumption
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Sumario:Based on debates about the practices that guide the performances of microcelebrities on digital platforms, we seek to understand how three socially engaged influencers negotiate this status in the production of sponsored videos. Six videos linked to feminist agendas published on YouTube by the Brazilians Júlia Tolezano, Maíra Medeiros and Nátaly Neri are qualitatively analyzed. The conclusions point to negotiations between the spheres of activism and consumption from two predominant performative gestures: consumption as an experience of feminist emancipation and reinforcement of complicity with the audience.