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

By Patrick M. Johnson

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick M. Johnson
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781793613486
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-348-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Lexington 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