LGBT identity and online new media / edited by Christopher Pullen and Margaret Cooper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pullen, Christopher, 1959-

Cooper, Margaret, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexual minorities--Identity.

Sexual minorities.

Social media.

Sexual identity.

LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

xiv, 312 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Summary:

A landmark anthology, LGBT identity and Online New Media is the first to critically introduce and examine constructions of LGBT identity within new media. Almost entirely composed of original essays, this anthology analyzes new media against the historical, generic, and iconic influences of older media such as television, film, and print to discern the unique possibilities that new media offer for the construction of LGBT identity. While some of the new media discussed are MySpace, Facebook, Youtube.com, gay men's health websites, gay message boards, and transsexual craigslist ads, among others, a few of the many possibilities include opportunities for virtual coming out, connecting to and constructing communities, establishing identity ideals, and composition of self-narratives via blogs. In detailing the possibilities of these constructions, the collection also presents a theoretically sophisticated dissection of the effects, issues, influences, benefits, and disadvantages of the constructions themselves.

The result is a pioneering interdisciplinary study that will prove essential reading for anyone interested in the topics of gender, sexuality, and identity as they intersect with media studies, cultural, studies, sociology, and notably politics. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Active Youth

1 The Murder of Lawrence King and LGBT Online Stimulations of Narrative Copresence / Christopher Pullen Pullen, Christopher 17

2 "A YouTube of One's Own?": "Coming Out" Videos as Rhetorical Action / Jonathan Alexander Alexander, Jonathan, Elizabeth Loshv Loshv, Elizabeth 37

3 YouTube Courtship: The Private Ins and Public Outs of Chris and Nickas / Damon Lindler Lazzara Lazzara, Damon Lindler 51

4 Virtually Supportive: Self-Disclosure of Minority Sexualities through Online Social Networking Sites / Bruce E. Drushel Drushel, Bruce E. 62

Part II Commodity Networks

5 Lesbians Who Are Married to Men: Identity, Collective Stories, and the Internet Online Community / Margaret Cooper Cooper, Margaret 75

6 A Very Personal World: Advertisement and Identity of Trans-persons on Craigslist / Daniel Farr Farr, Daniel 87

7 The Facebook Revolution: LGBT Identity and Activism / Margaret Cooper Cooper, Margaret, Kristin Dzara Dzara, Kristin 100

8 PlanetOut and the Dichotomies of Queer Media Conglomeration / Ben Aslinger Aslinger, Ben 113

9 Commercial Closet Association: LGBT Identities in Mainstream Advertising / Ian Davies Davies, Ian 125

Part III Fan Cultures

10 Queering Brad Pitt: The Struggle between Gay Fans and the Hollywood Machine to Control Star Discourse and Image on the Web / Ronald Gregg Gregg, Ronald 139

11 Internet Fandom, Queer Discourse, and Identities / Rosalind Hanmer Hanmer, Rosalind 147

12 Transconversations: New Media, Community, and Identity / Monica Edwards Edwards, Monica 159

13 Out and About: Slash Fie, Re-imagined Texts, and Queer Commentaries / Richard Berger Berger, Richard 173

14 Identity Unmoored: Yaoi in the West / Mark Mcharry Mcharry, Mark 185

Part IV Body Discourses

15 Look at Me! Images, Validation, and Cultural Currency on Gaydar / Sharif Mowlabocus Mowlabocus, Sharif 201

16 Gay Men's Use of Online Pictures in Fat-Affirming Groups / Jason Whitesel Whitesel, Jason 215

17 "Compartmentalize Your Life": Advising Army Men on RealJock.com / Noah Tsika Tsika, Noah 230

18 "Stephanie Is Wired: Who Shall Turn Him On?" / Trudy Barber Barber, Trudy 245

19 Health Information, STDs, and the Internet: Implications for Gay Men / Joseph Clift Clift, Joseph 258

Part V Community Spaces

20 The Demise of the Gay Enclave, Communication Infrastructure Theory, and the Transformation of Gay Public Space / N1kk1 Usher Usher, N1kk1, Eleanor Morrison Morrison, Eleanor 271

21 From Websites to Wal-Mart: Youth, Identity Work, and the Queering of Boundary Publics in Small Town, USA / Mary L. Gray Gray, Mary L. 288.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415998666

0415998662

9780415998673

0415998670

9780203855430

0203855434

OCLC:

368023581