Patterning memories of sexual violence using the #MeToo hashtag

Krista Speicher Sarraf California Polytechnic State University

Abstract

In 2017, more than a million Tweets were tagged to #MeToo. Some of these Tweets only posted “#MeToo,” while other Tweets described memories of sexual violence. Through an analysis of qualitative interview data, this article illustrates that sharing trauma using hashtag #MeToo helped participants to pattern their memories of sexual violence. It concludes with recommendations for future researchers to examine the intersections between trauma, memory, and the #MeToo hashtag.

Journal
Computers and Composition
Published
2023-03-01
DOI
10.1016/j.compcom.2023.102750
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