Wave Makers and the Rise of #MeToo in Taiwan (Paperback)

Paperback. Analyses how Taiwans #MeToo movement emerged from the Netflix series Wave Makers, showing how fictional storytelling mobilised real survivors and then tracing how the movement spread and met its limits through Taiwanese social media.The book presents an original study of the #MeToo movement in Taiwan, focusing on how the movement was instigated by and communicated in the wake of the Taiwanese Netflix series Wave Makers. It first examines how the storyline and character design of the show correspond to the unique challenges survivors of sexual violence face in Taiwan and, in this process, explicates how fictional narratives are translated into actionable forms of social mobilisation that empower survivors of sexual violence. The rest of the book examines the ways in which communications of #MeToo took place on social media in Taiwan, using case studies and secondary sources to explore the strengths and limitations of #MeToo as hitherto witnessed in Taiwans media space. Analyses how Taiwans #MeToo movement emerged from the Netflix series Wave Makers, showing how fictional storytelling mobilised real survivors and then tracing how the movement spread and met its limits through Taiwanese social media. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …