#MeToo
2006, United States
Combating and bringing visibility to cases of harassment and sexual violence, particularly in a workplace context.
The #MeToo movement, originally created by the African-American activist Tarana Burke in 2006, aimed to empower women of colour who were victims of harassment and sexual violence, encouraging them to identify as survivors rather than victims. However, it was only in 2017, spurred by a tweet from the American actress Alyssa Milano urging women, like herself, who had experienced violence and/or sexual harassment to write “me too” in response to her post, that the movement went viral and became transnational. This catalyzed global accounts of harassment and sexual violence. The #MeToo movement, which garnered extensive media coverage, was instrumental in shaping the global discourse on sexual harassment, amplifying the voices of victims, and challenging cultural norms. The movement has also made its mark in Portugal with some high-profile cases, sparking discussions on sexual violence and harassment in various sectors, including politics, education, and the entertainment and media industry.
Scientific output within the scope of this case study
Publications
(De)constructing masculinities in newsmagazines in the #MeToo era
Carla Cerqueira, Ana Sofia Pereira, Célia Taborda & Priscilla Domingos
Movimentos feministas glocais: ações de resistência nas redes e nas ruas
Carla Cerqueira, Célia Taborda & Ana Sofia Pereira
#MeToo em Portugal: Uma análise temática do movimento através de artigos de opinião
Carla Cerqueira, Célia Taborda & Ana Sofia Pereira
Cerqueira, C., Taborda, C., & Pereira, A. S. (2023). #MeToo em Portugal: Uma análise temática do movimento através de artigos de opinião. Cuadernos.Info, 55, 1–21.https://doi.org/10.7764/cdi.55.57013
Presentations by invitation
#MeToo y ativismo feminista digital em Portugal
Carla Cerqueira
Seminar: Educação Mediática contra as violências de género, Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS) – University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
November 14, 2023
Ativismos feministas: Desafios dos/nos movimentos transnacionais
Carla Cerqueira
Comunicação e Media: Corpo, Género e Ativismo, Aberta University (MEM-UAb), Online Format
May 15, 2023
#MeToo em Portugal: O papel do jornalismo na veiculação do movimento feminista
Ana Sofia Pereira
Open Lecture “Debates Contemporâneos do Jornalismos”, Lusófona University – Porto, Porto, Portugal
March 29, 2023
Ativismos feministas glocais: reflexões a partir do caso português
Carla Cerqueira
Seminário Ativismos Digitais em Diálogo, Lisboa, Portugal
October 11, 2022
Peer-reviewed Presentations
The #MeToo movement and masculinities in Portuguese newsmagazines
Carla Cerqueira, Ana Sofia Pereira, Célia Taborda & Priscilla Domingos
ECREA 2024 - Communication and Social (dis)order, Ljubljana, Slovenia
September 24 - 27, 2024
#MeToo movement goes local: Assessing intersectionality in the Portuguese context
Carla Cerqueira, Ana Sofia Pereira, Célia Taborda & Priscilla Domingos
16.ª Conferência da ESA (European Sociological Association), Oporto, Portugal
August 27 - 30, 2024
Portuguese #MeToo Movement and Intersectionality: Media’s Role in Shaping Public Spheres and Omissions
Carla Cerqueira, Célia Taborda & Ana Sofia Pereira
74th Annual ICA Conference, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia and online
June 20 - 24, 2024
Diversidade e Marginalização: O #MeToo e a interseccionalidade em contexto português
Carla Cerqueira, Célia Taborda & Ana Sofia Pereira
I Congresso Feminista e de Educação, Cem anos depois: Mulheres, direitos e cidadania na construção das sociedades democráticas, NOVA FCSH, Lisbon, Portugal
May 16 - 17, 2024
"#MeToo a [chegar/chegou/morreu]" - Estória(s) de um movimento e seu esquecimento em tempos de mediatização profunda em Portugal
Daniel Cardoso, Carla Cerqueira, Célia Taborda & Ana Sofia Pereira
XIII Congresso SOPCOM, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
January 24 - 26, 2024
The National within the Transnational: The #MeToo movement in Portugal
Célia Taborda, Carla Cerqueira, Ana Sofia Pereira & Priscilla Domingos
IAMCR 2023, Lyon, França, Online
July 9 – 13, 2023
The (Re-)Start of a Portuguese #MeToo: Tensions and re-mobilizations on Twitter
Ana Sofia Pereira, Daniel Cardoso, Carla Cerqueira & Célia Taborda
IAMCR 2023, Lyon, França, Online
July 9 – 13, 2023
Ambivalences in opinion discourses about the #MeToo movement in the Portuguese media
Carla Cerqueira, Célia Taborda & Ana Sofia Pereira
IAMCR 2023, Lyon, França, Online
July 9 – 13, 2023
From Global to Local to Glocal – Transnational Feminist Movements: The news coverage of #MeToo in Portugal
Ana Sofia Pereira, Carla Cerqueira & Célia Taborda
FEMCORUS Symposium: Rewired and revamped? Media & trans/national feminisms in Europe and beyond, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
May 11 – 12, 2023
Transnational Feminist Activism: The #Metoo Case in Portugal
Carla Cerqueira, Célia Taborda & Ana Sofia Pereira
73rd Annual ICA Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 25 – 29, 2023
Movimentos feministas glocais: Ações de resistência nas redes e nas ruas
Carla Cerqueira, Célia Taborda & Ana Sofia Pereira
2nd Congress of RNEC: Digital Citizenship and Contemporary Cultures, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
April 27 – 28, 2023
Ativismos feministas transnacionais contemporâneos: Entre o digital e o presencial
Carla Cerqueira, Célia Taborda & Ana Sofia Pereira
IV International Conference Activisms in Africa, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
January 25 – 27, 2023
Movimento feminista como forma de resistência à cultura hegemónica: entre as redes e as ruas
Célia Taborda Silva, Carla Cerqueira & Ana Sofia Pereira
VIII International Congress on Cultures: Cultures of Resistance, Braga, Portugal
December 5 – 7, 2022
Ativismos feministas glocais e média: Uma análise do movimento #MeToo em Portugal
Ana Sofia Pereira, Carla Cerqueira & Célia Taborda
XIV LUSOCOM Congress, Porto, Portugal
October 24 – 26, 2022
Moderation
Panel 3A: Gendered Violence & #MeToo
Moderação: Carla Cerqueira
FEMCORUS Symposium: Rewired and revamped? Media and trans/national feminisms in Europe and beyond, Tampere University, Tampere, Finlândia
May 11 – 12, 2023