Mapping the digital female body: pedagogical challenges and reinterpretations in the platform era

Abstract

The paper examines the role of pedagogical knowledge in the redefinition of female bodies within the contemporary digital imaginary, with particular attention to forms of technology-mediated gender-based violence. In a context marked by the increasing mediatization of corporeality, digital technologies actively contribute to the symbolic construction of bodies, fostering processes of hyper-visibility, objectification, and dehumanization of the female body. These dynamics impact identity and relational processes, promoting practices of self-surveillance, social judgment, and feelings of inadequacy. Digital environments thus function as implicit educational devices that convey stereotypical body models, further amplified by algorithmic technologies and artificial intelligence. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, the paper conceptualizes digital platforms as educational contexts and proposes a reinterpretation of female bodies as an ethical and political issue, aimed at advancing social and gender justice.