Abstract
This study analyzes the appropriation of digital technology by young women in the Toudgha Oasis (Tinghir) through the lens of sociocriticism and gender studies. Within a context marked by a patriarchal control, the smartphone emerges as a tool for daily "poaching" (braconnage). Through "under-the-covers" intimacy, virtual space becomes a nocturnal refuge, fostering identity experimentation in the face of social stigmas such as divorce and early marriage. Based on thirty qualitative interviews, the article explores the tension between digital empowerment and the reproduction of real-world inequalities. While the virtual realm allows for circumventing communal surveillance through strategic self-presentation, it remains a site of struggle where autonomy and resistance are constantly negotiated.
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EJJAOUANI, Douha and KADIRI, Zakaria
(2025)
"DIGITAL PRACTICES AMONG YOUNG OASIS WOMEN: TAILOR-MADE INTERNET CONNECTIONS,"
Faits de Langue et Société (FLS): Vol. 11:
Iss.
2, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/fls/vol11/iss2/11