Hanna Szabó
ESR 3
Email: hanna.szabo@fu-berlin.de
Project abstract
Over the last three decades, the Internet and later social networking sites became increasingly wide-spread in the western world, especially penetrating younger generations’ social environment. Social networking sites give way to alternative ways of knowledge-gaining, self-expression and community-building. Teenagers negotiate their identities and formulate their self-expressions in this digitalised environment, where offline agents of socialisation are intertwined with the online public. Online identities and activities do not exist as a complementary secondary component of physical “real” life, but they are integrated into the daily practices and rituals of self-realisation, and shape our learning and working environments, families, friendships and romantic relationships.
The broader socio-political situation contextualises self-realisation. The socio-political environment of Hungarians in the last decade can be characterised by strengthening the neoliberal economic structure and policy-making, as well as the right-wing conservative political agenda. In terms of the gender debate, the Hungarian government is making an increasing effort to spread the importance of traditional gender roles.
The research questions are asked to explore the context that adolescents have to negotiate their gender identities in online, and to address how they perform their identities on the internet regarding gender identity. Accordingly, this PhD project intends to (1) investigate Hungary’s broader political context and media environment with a particular focus on gender politics by a mixed-method approach, and (2) to uncover the gendered experiences and self-portrayal of young people on social media in this particular context through narrative interviews. The specific aim of this doctoral project is to map the complex relationship between the socio-economic context, affordances of social media platforms, and the experiences and self-portrayal practices of adolescents on digital media.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carola Richter, Freie Universität Berlin/Germany
Posts
Exploring identity negotiation and self-expression of queer youth on social media 24. March, 2024 In this podcast episode, G-Versity early stage researcher, Hanna D.… …Exploring identity negotiation and self-expression of queer youth on social media Read More »
Vlog: Social Media & Identity 23. February, 2024 Hanna Dorottya Szabó offers a brief introduction into the topic of… …
LGBTQ+ activism in Hungary: “Rainbow washing” and Coca-Cola’s “Love is Love” campaign 21. January, 2024 Join Hanna Dorottya Szabó and Éva Gáti as they discuss… …LGBTQ+ activism in Hungary: “Rainbow washing” and Coca-Cola’s “Love is Love” campaign Read More »
Film and Content Creation for Social Media & Masculinity 26. November, 2023 In this exciting new podcast episode, we explore the ever-evolving… …Film and Content Creation for Social Media & Masculinity Read More »
Showing Up As Your “Full Self”? A Conversation On Queer Authenticity (2) 1. October, 2023 In this episode, Hanna and Shannon have spoken about potential… …Showing Up As Your “Full Self”? A Conversation On Queer Authenticity (2) Read More »
Showing up as your “full self”? A conversation on queer authenticity 27. August, 2023 In this podcast, Hanna Szabó (she/her) and Shannon O’Rourke (she/her)… …Showing up as your “full self”? A conversation on queer authenticity Read More »
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby! – Embracing Intimacy and Pleasure Through Storytelling 22. February, 2023 In this episode, we will be introducing Cameryn Moore, a… …Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby! – Embracing Intimacy and Pleasure Through Storytelling Read More »
#4GenderStudies 19. December, 2022 Watch G-VERSITY members Hanna Szabó and Ana-Nzinga Weiss participating in… …
Inclusion and Diversity Management in Cultural Institutions 12. October, 2022 In this podcast series, ESR Hanna Szabó interviews artists who… …Inclusion and Diversity Management in Cultural Institutions Read More »
