Interpreting the Internet : Feminist and Queer Counterpublics in Latin America / Elisabeth Jay Friedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedman, Elisabeth Jay, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet and women--Latin America.

Internet and women.

Internet--Social aspects--Latin America.

Internet.

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

Sexual minorities.

Internet and activism--Latin America.

Internet and activism.

Feminism--Latin America.

Feminism.

At sign--Social aspects--Latin America.

At sign.

LGBTQ+ Latinx.

Lesbian Latinas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

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 embedded in the internet an answer to the challenge of symbolic inclusion. 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 transformed the technology itself. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in feminist and gender studies, Latin American studies, media studies, and political science, as well as anyone curious about the ways in which the internet shapes our lives.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction. Interpreting the Internet: A Feminist Sociomaterial Approach

1. Conceiving Latin American Feminist Counterpublics

2. The Creation of "a Modern Weaving Machine": Bringing Feminist Counterpublics Online

3. Weaving the "Invisible Web": Counterpublic Organizations Interpret the Internet

4. La Red Informativa de Mujeres de Argentina: Constructing a Counterpublic

5. From Privacy to Lesbian Visibility: Latin American Lesbian Feminist Internet Practices

Conclusion. Making the Internet Make Sense

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520960107

0520960106

OCLC:

1059029565