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Interweaving personal interviews with empirical research,
Personal but Not Private examines how queer women mediate their digital identities across Tinder, Vine, and Instagram to form relationships, increase their social and economic participation, and counter intersecting forms of oppression.
Sommario
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1. Digital Mediations of Sexual Identity and Personal Disclosure
- 2. Queering Tinderella: Personal Identifiability in Platform-Generated Identities
- 3. #Lesbehonest: Reach through Self-Branding
- 4. Beyond the Gated Community: Salience in Publics and Counterpublics
- 5. Conclusion: Identity Modulation as Integral to Digital Citizenship
- Appendix: Methods of the Study
Info autore
Stefanie Duguay is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Her research focuses on the influence of digital media technologies in everyday life, with attention to sexual identity, gender, and social media. This has included studies of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) people's social media use, dating apps, and digital self-representation. She teaches in the areas of digital communication, youth, identity, gender, sexuality, and digital research methods. Stefanie earned her PhD in Media and Communication from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia where she received an Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award. During this time, she spent a summer as a PhD Intern at Microsoft Research's Social Media Collective. Prior to her PhD, Stefanie graduated with distinction from the Oxford Internet Institute's MSc program. In addition to her scholarly pursuits, Stefanie has worked for the Canadian
federal government, specializing in the areas of client services and digital strategy. Her roots are in Southern Alberta with its inspirational prairie skies.
Riassunto
Interweaving personal interviews with empirical research, Personal but Not Private examines how queer women mediate their digital identities across Tinder, Vine, and Instagram to form relationships, increase their social and economic participation, and counter intersecting forms of oppression.
Testo aggiuntivo
Personal but not Private is essential reading for anyone invested in discussions at the intersection of technology, gender, and sexuality. Duguay offers a nuanced analysis of the contemporary digital lives of queer women with an approachable and engaging style that belies the depth of research and critical thinking behind this book.
