Lola Aronovich
Argentinian blogger, educationist and teacher
Lola Aronovich
Born
Dolores Aronovich Aguero

(1967-06-06) June 6, 1967 (age 57)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma materAssociação Catarinense de EnsinoUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Occupation(s)professor, blogger, activist
WebsiteEscreva Lola Escreva

Dolores Aronovich Aguero, better known as Lola Aronovich (born June 6, 1967 in Buenos Aires), is an Argentine-Brazilian feminist blogger and educator.[1][2] She is a university professor at Federal University of Ceará (UFC) Department of Foreign Letters; her research is focused on English literature, film and gender issues[3][4][5][6]

Since 2008 Aronovich publishes a blog called Escreva, Lola, Escreva (Write, Lola, Write), which deals with topics such as machismo, misogyny, homophobia, and racism. After that, she has suffered numerous cyberattacks and threats of aggression and death. Her activism and her accusations, which led to the arrest of some of the perpetrators, were honored in 2018, with the Lei Lola (Lola Act), which gave the Brazilian Federal Police responsibility for investigating misogynistic content on the Internet.[7][8][9][10][11]

Background and career

Dolores Aronovich studied advertising at the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP) from 1986 to 1988, not completing the course. She graduated in pedagogy from the Santa Catarina Teaching Association in 2002. She completed her specialization in letters at the University of the Joinville Region in 1998. From the Federal University of Santa Catarina, she became a master in letters in 2005, and a doctorate in 2009.[3]

She worked for the Joinville newspaper A Notícia as a film critic and cronista from 1998 until 2008, and was also a columnist between 2007 and 2012.[3]

She is an adjunct professor at the Universidade Federal do Ceará since 2010.[3]

Digital activism

Escreva Lola Escreva

Aronovich created in 2008 the blog Escreva Lola Escreva, where she publishes author and guest texts. With 260,000 monthly views,[12] the page eventually became one of the references of the feminist movement in Brazil.[13][14][5] Dedicated to writings about film and feminism, over time it has also dealt with topics such as racism, homophobia, human rights, critique of advertising and mass media, body acceptance and fat shaming.

In early October 2015, Aronovich was the target of a digital defamation campaign, when a hate speech website was set up on her behalf that attributed to her teacher the defense of infanticide, the burning of bibles and the sale of abortion medication, among other crimes. The fake site has been taken down.[15][16] The activist has suffered several threats on her work for gender equality.[17][18][19]

In 2019, Aronovich was nominated for the Reporters Without Borders's Press Freedom Awards for Courage.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Feministas tomam a internet e as ruas em protestos e viram alvo de ataques". Profissão Repórter. 15 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Cartazes contra o feminismo são espalhados em corredores da UFRGS". G1. 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dolores Aronovich Aguero". Plataforma Lattes.
  4. ^ "SIGAA - Professores do Departamento de Letras Estrangeiras da UFC". Universidade Federal do Ceará.
  5. ^ a b Marcela Paes (26 October 2011). "Lola Aronovich". Revista TPM.
  6. ^ The Most Notorious Misogynist in Brazil Is Behind Bars, Again. May 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Lola, a maior delatora de misoginia da internet, tem até lei com seu nome". universa.uol.com.br. 2018-07-03.
  8. ^ "Sancionada lei que autoriza PF a investigar conteúdo misógino propagado na internet". O Povo. 2018-04-04.
  9. ^ "Lute como uma garota". tecnologia.uol.com.br. 2019-03-29.
  10. ^ Dogolachan And The Ghost Of Massacres Past. November 7, 2019.
  11. ^ Online extremism linked to rise in school shootings in Brazil, researchers find. May 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Júlia Korte (6 February 2014). "A nova luta das mulheres". Revista Época. Outra estrela do ativismo digital é a professora universitária Lola Aronovich, autora do blog Escreva Lola Escreva, que tem em média 260 mil visitantes por mês. Desde 2008, o blog abriga longos textos diários que defendem a liberdade sexual e criticam a maneira como as mulheres são retratadas na imprensa, na publicidade e no cinema.
  13. ^ Felipe Lima (27 December 2015). ""Fiu fiu na rua não é cantada, é terrorismo sexual", defende líder feminista". Tribuna do Ceará. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  14. ^ Isadora Rupp (22 June 2012). "Afazeres domésticos ainda são "coisa de mulher"".
  15. ^ "Blogueira feminista denuncia campanha de difamação na internet". Universo Online. 4 November 2015.
  16. ^ Flávia Aguiar (10 November 2011). "'Não tenho medo desses misóginos covardes', diz blogueira feminista ameaçada nas redes". O Globo.
  17. ^ "O criminoso da internet". IstoÉ. 28 August 2015.
  18. ^ "Ameaças de morte e de estupro são rotina para autora de blog feminista: "Querem nos silenciar"". Marie Claire. 7 November 2015.
  19. ^ "UFC pede que PF investigue ameaças a professora com blog feminista". G1. 12 November 2015.
  20. ^ "RSF Announces Nominees for Press Freedom Awards 2019 ahead of ceremony in Berlin". Reporters without borders. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  • Lola Aronovich's blog (in Portuguese)
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