Interpreting the internet : feminist and queer counterpublics in Latin America / Elisabeth Jay Friedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedman, Elisabeth J., 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet and women--Latin America.

Internet--Social aspects--Latin America.

Sexual minorities--Latin America--Social life and customs.

Internet and activism--Latin America.

Feminism--Latin America.

Feminism.

At sign.

Social aspects.

Internet and activism.

Sexual minorities.

Manners and customs.

Internet--Social aspects.

Internet and women.

Latin America.

At sign--Social aspects--Latin America.

LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

xvi, 232 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Every user knows the importance of the '@' symbol in internet communication. Though the symbol barely existed in Latin America before the emergence of email, Spanish-speaking feminist activists immediately claimed it to replace the awkward 'o/a' used to indicate both genders in written text, discovering an answer to the challenge of symbolic inclusion embedded in the internet. In repurposing the symbol, they changed its meaning. In Interpreting the Internet, Elisabeth Jay Friedman provides the first in-depth exploration of how Latin American feminist and queer activists have interpreted the internet to support their counterpublics. Aided by a global network of women and men dedicated to establishing an accessible internet, activists have developed identities, constructed communities, and honed strategies for social change. And by translating the internet into their own vernacular, they have also transformed the technology. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in feminist and gender studies, Latin American studies, media studies, political science, as well as anyone curious about the ways in which the internet shapes our lives"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Conceiving Latin American feminist counterpublic

The creation of "a modern weaving machine" : bringing feminist counterpublics online

Weaving the "invisible web" : counterpublic organization interpret the Internet

La Red Informativa de Mujeres de Argentina (RIMA) : constructing the counterpublic

From privacy to lesbian visibility : Latin American lesbian feminist Internet practices

Conclusion : making the Internet make sense.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780520284494

0520284496

9780520284517

0520284518

OCLC:

953693905