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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910800068103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-136-99753-9; 1-136-99754-7; 1-282-58976-8; 9786612589768; 0-203-85543-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CooperMargaret <1964->; PullenChristopher <1959->
• Disciplina: 306.76
• Soggetti: Sexual minorities - Identity; Social media; LGBTQ+ social media; Internet forums; Sexual identity; Gender identity
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Active youth -- pt. 2. Commodity networks -- pt. 3. Fan cultures -- pt. 4. Body discourses -- pt. 5. Community spaces.
• Sommario/riassunto: LGBT Identity and Online New Media examines constructions of LGBT identity within new media. The contributors consider the effects, issues, influences, benefits and disadvantages of these new media phenomena with respect to the construction of LGBT identities. A wide range of mainstream and independent new media are analyzed, including MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, gay men's health websites, message boards, and Craigslist ads, among others. This is a pioneering interdisciplinary collection that is essential reading for anyone interested in the intersections of gender, sexuality, and