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Queer Online : Media Technology and Sexuality

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This collection draws together contemporary research into queer theory and practices, as they intersect with new media and communication technologies. It provides a synthesis of critical debates in these fields followed by empirical analyses of current and historical internet activities. These include, among others, a study of changing leathersex identities as meeting spaces moved from bars to online chat rooms, an investigation of the dynamics of racial identity as social sites moved from text-based to visually-based media and the tensions between community and audience identities inherent in commercial affinity portals.
The chapters investigate the relations between the technical, legal and industrial organization of online media and the queer practices that they facilitate. While scholarly and theoretically rigorous, its rich empirical detail makes Queer Online vital reading for activists and members of queer communities, in the academy and beyond.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780820486260
  • ISBN-10: 0820486264
  • Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
  • Publish Date: April 2007
  • Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
  • Page Count: 246

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