Gaydar Culture: Gay Men, Technology and Embodiment in the Digital Age

by Sharif Mowlabocus

Overview

Popular culture has recognized urban gay men's use of the web over the last ten years, yet to date, the relationship between urban gay male culture and digital media technologies has received only limited critical attention. Gaydar Culture fills this gap by offering a timely intervention into the fields of digital media studies, cultural studies and the study of gender and sexuality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781409492627
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	12/28/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Sharif Mowlabocus is a lecturer in Digital Media at the University of Sussex, UK

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introductions: The Personal, the Political and the Perverse; Chapter 2 Contexts and Frameworks: British Gay Male Subculture – 1984 and Beyond; Chapter 3 Cybercarnality: Identifying a Critical Pathway through Gay Men’s Digital Culture; Chapter 4 ‘From the Web Comes a Man’ 1 This catchphrase was used during an advertising campaign in December 2002, for the Gaydar dating website. : Profiles, Identity and Embodiment in Gay Dating/Sex Websites.; Chapter 5 Cruising the Cybercottage; Chapter 6 Bareback Sex Online: Knowledge, Desire and the Gay Male Body; Chapter 7 Digital Cruising: Mobile and Locative Technologies in Gay Male Subculture; Chapter 8 Conclusion: Some Final Thoughts on Gay Men’s Digital Culture;

Editorial Reviews

'By focusing on Gaydar - the UK-based, globally-accessed, gay/queer male website - Sharif Mowlabocus both theorizes and documents how the personal profiles men post there have allowed for the emergence and negotiation of new forms of gay male subjectivities and practices. In so doing he has produced a truly interdisciplinary work that bridges the fields of sexuality studies and new media/internet studies.' Ken Hillis, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA 'To say this book is needed is an understatement! In the midst of the overwhelming hype and heteronormativity surrounding the Internet, Mowlabocus provides a challenging, accessible and reflexive account of gay men’s experiences with digital media. His study makes an substantial contribution and is a must read for anyone studying the Internet, gender, sexuality, media or culture.' Ben Light, University of Salford, UK

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