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Skype: Bodies, Screens, Space (Paperback)
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Skype: Bodies, Screens, Space (Paperback)
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Despite the popularity of Skype with video many of us are still
figuring out how to 'do' it. Interviews reveal that we can now run
the programme but we are less certain about how to 'perform' in
front of the webcam. Seeing ourselves in the box on the side can
feel strange. We are not quite sure which bits of our bodies to
display on the screen, how much to move around the room, or move
the device around the room. Is it acceptable to use Skype with
video at a funeral, in crowded spaces or while in bed? This book
addresses how people are emotionally and affectually connecting
with others audio-synchronously on the screen in a variety of
different spatial contexts. Topics include Skype with video being
used by grandparents to connect with grandchildren, friends and
family using it for special occasions, and partners using it for
romance and sex. Theories addressing bodies, gender, queerness,
phenomenology and orientation inform the research. It concludes
that while Skype does not offer some kind of utopian future, it
does open up possibilities for existing power relations to be
filtered through new lines of sight/site which are shaping what
bodies can do and where.
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