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Learn how gay men use Internet technologies to connect with others
sharing their erotic desires and to forge affirming communities
online! Getting It On Online: Cyberspace, Gay Male Sexuality, and
Embodied Identity examines the online embodied experiences of gay
men. At once scholarly and sensual, this unique book is the result
of a three-year ethnographic study chronicling the activities on
three distinct social scenes in the world of Internet Relay Chat
(IRC)virtual spaces constructed by gay men for the erotic
exploration of the male body. Examining the vital role the body
plays in defining these online spaces offers insight into how gay
men negotiate their identities through emerging communication
technologies. The author combines a critical look at the role of
the body in cyberspace with candid accounts of his own online
experiences to challenge conventional views on sex, sexuality, and
embodied identity. Getting It On Online provides an inside look at
three specific online communitiesgaychub (a community celebrating
male obesity), gaymuscle (a community formulated around images of
the muscular male body), and gaymusclebears (a space representing
the erotic convergence of the obese and muscular male bodies
emerging out of the gay male bear subculture)in an effort to
unsettle those models of beauty and the erotic depicted in more
mainstream media. The book demonstrates how the social position of
these men in the physical world in regards to age, race, gender,
class, and physical beauty influences their online experiences. Far
from a realm of bodiless exultation, Getting It On Online
illustrates how the flesh remains very much present in cyberspace.
Getting It On Online examines topics such as: why people chat
online the history of IRC (Internet Relay Chat) how people
construct their identities in cyberspace how some online spaces
function like virtual gay bars the concept of online disembodiment
the role the body plays in online social relations the future of
online communication ethnographic research in cyberspace mediated
images of the male body and the gay male beauty myth and much more!
Getting It On Online: Cyberspace, Gay Male Sexuality, and Embodied
Identity is an essential resource for anthropologists,
sociologists, and psychologists; academics working in gender
studies, queer theory, cultural studies, and cyber-culture studies;
and anyone interested in gay and lesbian issues and/or cyberspace.
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Crowned (Hardcover)
Edward Campbell Tainsh
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R986
Discovery Miles 9 860
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The small town of Hollis is rocked again by a murder that once
again has a connection to their smalltown Fire house. Lieutenant
Jason Glass continues to investigate fires and becomes a member of
another task force tasked with solving the cause and origin related
to a fire revolving around a death. Meanwhile Jason and the
beautifuly sexy Clara continue their very steamy romance while
Leslie continues her attempt to seduce Jason. We learn more about
members of the Hollis Fire Department and history of Jason
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IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
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pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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