Hanging out in the virtual pub : masculinities and relationships online / Lori Kendall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kendall, Lori, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Social aspects.

Internet.

Multi-user dungeons--Social aspects.

Multi-user dungeons.

Social interaction.

Interpersonal relations.

Men--Identity.

Men.

Masculinity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lori Kendall is one of the first to explore the brave new world of social relations as they have evolved on the Internet. In this highly readable ethnography, she examines how men and women negotiate their gender roles on an online forum she calls BlueSky.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; 1 Blue Sky in the Morning; 2 Logging On: An Introduction to BlueSky; 3 Mudding History and Subcultures; 4 Hanging Out in the Virtual Locker Room BlueSky as a Masculine Space; 5 Identity Crises; 6 Computer-Mediated Relationships; 7 Class, Race, and Online Participation; 8 Hungover in the Virtual Pub Power and Identity Online; Epilogue: The "Where Are They Now?" FAQ; Appendix A: Basic Mud Commands; Appendix B: "Mudders in the Mist": Ethnography in a "Partly Compatible" Setting; Appendix C: Unedited Bluesky Log from October 8, 1996; Notes; Glossary; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-287) and index.

ISBN:

0-520-93598-5

1-59734-646-2

OCLC:

475929521