Our paper focuses on case-studies of artistic, creative and political participation by young feminists and civil society groups in Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia and UAE. Central questions uncover the intersecting significance of class, gender and new media in young MENA citizens’ participation; the connections between mediated cultural production and political intervention; and the role of structural barriers for online community and agency. Analysis of our original data reveals that the internet and digital apps provide differential opportunities for agency to young teachers, football ultras, feminists, gamers, performance collectives and metal music networks depending particularly on gender and social class. Our findings highlight: the significance of offline spaces for youth participation in cultural and democratic action in the MENA region; the increased possibilities afforded by new media to specific demographics; the ways that they change existing networks of participation rather than bringing networks into being; and that some young activists have learnt to use social media sparingly, and with caution. Our conclusions challenge the notion that the democratic ethos of civic participation networks has burgeoned since digitisation; and highlight that digital tools and online spaces work more effectively for youth with existing offline economic power and/or cultural capital.

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将边缘参与文化政治化：阶级、性别和在线媒体对 MENA 地区青年网络实践的重要性

我们的论文侧重于约旦、摩洛哥、突尼斯和阿联酋的年轻女权主义者和民间社会团体的艺术、创意和政治参与案例研究。核心问题揭示了阶级、性别和新媒体在中东和北非青年公民参与中的交叉意义；中介文化生产与政治干预之间的联系；以及结构性障碍对在线社区和代理的作用。对我们原始数据的分析表明，互联网和数字应用程序为青年教师、超级足球运动员、女权主义者、游戏玩家、表演团体和金属音乐网络提供了不同的机会，特别是取决于性别和社会阶层。我们的研究结果强调：线下空间对于中东和北非地区青年参与文化和民主行动的重要性；新媒体为特定人群提供的更多可能性；他们改变现有参与网络而不是建立网络的方式；并且一些年轻的活动家已经学会了谨慎使用社交媒体。我们的结论挑战了自数字化以来公民参与网络的民主精神蓬勃发展的观点；并强调数字工具和在线空间对拥有现有线下经济实力和/或文化资本的年轻人更有效。我们的结论挑战了公民参与网络的民主精神自数字化以来蓬勃发展的观点；并强调数字工具和在线空间对拥有现有线下经济实力和/或文化资本的年轻人更有效。我们的结论挑战了公民参与网络的民主精神自数字化以来蓬勃发展的观点；并强调数字工具和在线空间对拥有线下经济实力和/或文化资本的年轻人更有效。