Patrick M. Johnson

Coming Out Queer Online

Identity, Affect, and the Digital Closet

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Produktbeschreibung

The Digital Closet argues that social media is a dominant force in the lives of LGBT*Q individuals. Through examining archives, talking with individuals, and analyzing social media feeds, the author highlights the many ways that social media acts as both a freeing as well as an oppressive environment for many within the LGBT*Q community.

Produktdetails

• Lexington Studies in Communication and Storytelling
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781793613462
• ISBN-10: 179361346X
• Artikelnr.: 58812671

Autorenporträt

Patrick M. Johnson is assistant professor and program coordinator for the Department of Communication at Indiana University Northwest.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Identity in the Digital Age
Chapter 2 - Creating a Hegemonic LGBT*Q Culture
Chapter 3 - Testing the Waters: Coming out in a Hypermediated Age
Chapter 4 - Let's Get Political: The Importance of Political Speech in
LGBT*Q Media
Chapter 5 - A Safe Space Online? Discrimination, Persecution, &
Self-Policing
Chapter 6 - Conclusion: The More Things Change, The More They Remain the
Same
Chapter 7 - Afterword: A "KINDR" Online Environment?