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Date : Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:27:20 -0800 (PST)
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t] Gender and Sexuality: Britain on the internet
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> From: "dimplegodiwala" <dimplegodiwala@???>
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To: <infoSWIF@???>
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 12:32 AM=
> Subject: [infoSWIF] Gender and Sexuality: Britain on
> the internet=0D
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>
>
> > RESEARCH IN PROGRESS: CALL FOR CHAPTERS
> >
> > Internet c=
onsumers
> >
> > This research in progress is aimed at being
> disse=
minated in the form
> > of a book.
> > Contributory chapters are invit=
ed.
> > Gender studies scholars, scholars
> > studying the changing na=
ture of sexualities,
> scholars of
> > masculinities, gay studies,
> =
> queer theory are invited to contribute.
> >
> >
> > Abstract
> > =
> > The project seeks to explore the changing nature of
> culture and =
> > identity in Britain,
> > with special focus on adult sexuality and=
new modes
> of communication.
> > The
> > penetration of the domesti=
c sphere by the internet
> has made possible
> > interaction
> > betw=
een people from all over the UK and
> transnationally in terms of
> > =
social life. The
> > internet demands different rules for communication.=
> The consumer has
> > to learn
> > efficient means of making he/rs=
elf understood:
> brevity and speed are
> > of essence.
> > Social li=
fe is no longer restricted to the local but
> has national and
> > tra=
nsnational
> > possibilities in an immediate and accessible
> fashion. =
The traditional
> > evening of
> > going to a pub, watching TV, or see=
ing a film is
> changing as
> > consumers surf the net
> > chatting w=
ith strangers who may be hundreds of miles
> away. Isolation
> > is ke=
pt at bay
> > as consumers engage in chat. These changing
> boundaries =
of social
> > interaction has
> > impacted upon the domestic life of a=
dults, making
> possible intimate
> > as well as
> > fleeting relatio=
nships between members of the same
> and opposite sex
> > as never
> =
> before, offering opportunities for intimate
> interaction in the
> >=
privacy of one's home,
> > twenty-four hours a day. The modes of commun=
ication
> themselves have
> > changed:
> > brief jargonistic exchange=
s may well be the norm on
> the internet. The
> > impact of this
> > =
new technology on the consumer (of the internet) has
> made possible a =0D
=
> > new source
> > of entertainment and leisure, the chat-room. Here,=0D
=
> local, national
> > and transnational
> > identities are formed as t=
hey interact through time
> and virtual
> > space. This affects
> > c=
ommunication, gender identities and gender
> relations in a new way.
> =
>
> >
> > Methodological approach and Involvement of users
> >
> >=
This aims to be a survey based study, focusing on
> different groups of=
> > chat-room
> > consumers: heterosexual women and men in their 40s=0D
=
> and 50s; gay men
> > and
> > women, supported by a qualitative analy=
sis. Gender
> studies scholars,
> > scholars
> > studying the changin=
g nature of sexualities,
> scholars of
> > masculinities, gay studies,=
> > queer theory are invited to contribute.
> >
> > Face to face or =
internet interviews will be
> conducted by the
> > contributors, conta=
cting
> > consumers of the internet community through the
> internet. S=
traight
> > men and women
> > (married and unmarried), gay men and les=
bian women
> of the ages 35+
> > will be
> > interviewed. They will b=
e asked to talk about how
> the internet has
> > changed their
> > li=
ves in social and personal ways.
> >
> > Sample interview questions:=0D
=
> > Were you computer literate before you discovered
> chatrooms?
> > I=
sn't there too much jargon used in chat (such as
> OMG, LOL, ROFL) and =0D
=
> > how did
> > you learn it?
> > Has your typing speed improved since =
using chat
> rooms and instant
> > messaging?
> > Do you go to aol or=
internet `bashes'?
> > Has your social life changed since you started g=
oing
> to these?
> > Has using chatrooms and IM impacted upon your soci=
al
> life and the
> > structure of
> > your day? e.g., do you watch l=
ess TV?
> > Have you dated many people through the internet?
> >
> > =
This study aims at a constructive dialogue between
> academic
> > rese=
archers and
> > consumers, to analyse changing ways of communication
> =
and also
> > changing sexual
> > trends in the various consumer groups=
, focusing on
> consumers in the
> > UK.
> >
> > Chapters
> >
> =
> Section I
> > 1. The changing nature of communication
> > 2. Internet=
communication: Email, IM, Chatrooms and
> text
> > 3. Jargon and brevi=
ty: Language on the internet
> > Section II Changing Identities
> > 1. =
Married men
> > 2. Married women
> > 3. Straight men
> > 4. Straight w=
omen
> > 5. Gay men
> > 6. Gay women
> > 7. National or International =
travellers
> >
> >
> > Please send your 500-800 word abstract to
> =
DimpleGodiwala@??? by
> > July 30,
> > 2004 stating clearly which =
methodology you are going
> to adopt in your
> > research.
> > Please=
subtitle your abstract with the research
> focus, e.g., `Gay
> > men'=
etc.
> >
> > Editor:
> > Dr. Dimple Godiwala
> > York St John Coll=
ege
> > Lord Mayor's Walk
> > York YO31 7EX
> >
>
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