Coming Out Queer Online - Identity, Affect, and the Digital Closet

The Digital Closet argues that social media is a dominant force in the lives of LGBT*Q individuals. Through examining archives, talking with individuals, and analyzing social media feeds, the author highlights the many ways that social media acts as both a freeing as well as an oppressive environment for many within the LGBT*Q community.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Identity in the Digital Age

Chapter 2 - Creating a Hegemonic LGBT*Q Culture

Chapter 3 - Testing the Waters: Coming out in a Hypermediated Age

Chapter 4 - Let's Get Political: The Importance of Political Speech in LGBT*Q Media

Chapter 5 - A Safe Space Online? Discrimination, Persecution, & Self-Policing

Chapter 6 - Conclusion: The More Things Change, The More They Remain the Same

Chapter 7 - Afterword: A "KINDR" Online Environment?

About the author

Patrick M. Johnson is assistant professor and program coordinator for the Department of Communication at Indiana University Northwest.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick M Johnson, Patrick M. Johnson
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781793613462
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-346-2
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Lexington Studies in Communica; Lexington Studies in Communication and Storytelling; Bloomsbury Studies in Communication and Storytelling
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Communication Studies, Gender studies, gender groups