LGBT identity and online new media

Authors: Pullen, C. and Cooper, M.

Pages: 1-312

DOI: 10.4324/9780203855430

Abstract:

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 technology.

Source: Scopus

LGBT Identity and Online New Media

Editors: Pullen, C. and Cooper, M.

Publisher: Routledge

Place of Publication: New York

ISBN: 978-0-415-99867-3

Abstract:

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 technology.

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415998673/

Source: Manual

Preferred by: Christopher Pullen