Identities and intimacies on social media : transnational perspectives /

This edited collection illuminates the scope with which identities and intimacies interact on a wide range of social media platforms. A varied range of international scholars examine the contexts of very different social media spaces, with topics ranging from whitewashing and memes, parental discour...

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Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Krijnen, Tonny (Editor), Nixon, Paul G. (Editor), Ravenscroft, Michelle D. (Editor), Scarcelli, Cosimo Marco (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Subjects:	Social media and society. Social media > Psychological aspects. Identity (Psychology) Médias sociaux et société. Médias sociaux > Aspect psychologique. Identité (Psychologie) SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies Social media and society Electronic books.
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Summary:	This edited collection illuminates the scope with which identities and intimacies interact on a wide range of social media platforms. A varied range of international scholars examine the contexts of very different social media spaces, with topics ranging from whitewashing and memes, parental discourses in online activities, Spotify as an intimate social media platform, neoliberalisation of feminist discourses, digital sex work, social media wars in trans debates and BimboTok'. The focus is on their acceleration and impact due to the specificities of social media in relation to identities, intimacies within the broad political' sphere. The geographic range of case study material reflects the global impact of social media, and includes data from Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the USA. This enlightening and rigorous collection will be of key interest to scholars in media studies and gender studies, and to scholars and professionals of social media. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781003250982 100325098X 100079959X 9781000799552 1000799557 9781000799590