A Digital Revolution? Insiders, Outsiders, and the "disruptive Potential" of Instapoetry Miller, Alyson 2021, A Digital Revolution? Insiders, Outsiders, and the "disruptive Potential" of Instapoetry, Arcadia, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 161-182, doi: 10.1515/arcadia-2021-9029. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A Digital Revolution? Insiders, Outsiders, and the "disruptive Potential" of Instapoetry Author(s) Miller, Alyson orcid.org/0000-0003-4884-1821 Journal name Arcadia Volume number 56 Issue number 2 Start page 161 End page 182 Total pages 22 Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH Place of publication Berlin, Germany Publication date 2021 ISSN 0003-7982 1613-0642 Keyword(s) Arts & Humanities digital communities feminism Instapoetry Literature new media SOCIAL MEDIA subversion Summary Abstract Whilst frequently dismissed as “cliché, banal, derivative, portentous, repetitive, and manipulative” (Hodgkinson), offering little other than “fidget-spinner” distractions to appease the masses (Roberts), Instapoetry is a slippery, intricate mode. The simplicity of its aesthetic belies its complex political manoeuvrings, marked by an imperative towards a progressive ideology that contests the sexism and racism of dominant culture. Indeed, despite its “byte-sized” accessibility (Bresge), Instapoetry is deceptive, evoking discourses of ‘outsiderness’ that locate the genre within an often-problematic logic of rebellion. Examining black feminist Instapoets such as Aja Monet, Yrsa Daley-Ward, and Nayyirah Waheed, as well as ‘superstars’ of the genre, including Rupi Kaur, Atticus, and Nikita Gill, this paper argues that there is a persistent disjuncture between the extra-textual commentary surrounding Instapoetry, particularly by way of interviews and artistic statements, and the content of works which repeatedly reinscribe conservative, patriarchal, and heteronormative worldviews. Whilst the pithy convenience of new media poetries has undoubtedly helped magnify oppressed voices and perspectives, it has also, more cynically, fostered an insistence on universality that erases complexity and difference in the (largely aesthetic) interests of harmony, and the appeasement of both dominant and minority cultures. Language eng DOI 10.1515/arcadia-2021-9029 Field of Research 200524 Comparative Literature Studies 2005 Literary Studies Socio Economic Objective 970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30158382 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Communication and Creative Arts Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 12 Nov 2021, 07:08:32 EST Tue, 16 Nov 2021, 07:50:19 EST Mon, 22 Nov 2021, 09:10:21 EST Tue, 23 Nov 2021, 15:18:25 EST Tue, 30 Nov 2021, 05:03:46 EST Sat, 11 Dec 2021, 01:31:40 EST Sat, 11 Dec 2021, 01:45:44 EST Wed, 16 Feb 2022, 08:11:26 EST Wed, 16 Feb 2022, 15:21:20 EST Wed, 16 Feb 2022, 15:23:02 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 57 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 22 Nov 2021, 09:10:21 EST