Interpreting the Internet : Feminist and Queer Counterpublics in Latin America /

Every user knows the importance of the "@" symbol in internet communication. Though the symbol barely existed in Latin America before the emergence of email, Spanish-speaking feminist activists immediately claimed it to replace the awkward "o/a" used to indicate both genders in w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedman, Elisabeth Jay (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2016]
Temas:
At sign > Social aspects > Latin America.
Feminism > Latin America.
Internet and activism > Latin America.
Internet and women > Latin America.
Internet > Social aspects > Latin America.
Sexual minorities > Latin America > Social life and customs.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American.
accessible internet.
both genders.
changed meaning.
communication studies.
computers.
counterpublics.
email.
feminism.
feminist activists.
feminist theory.
feminists.
gender and women studies.
gender politics.
gender studies.
global network of women.
internet communication.
internet practices.
internet.
latin america.
latin american studies.
lgbtq community.
lgbtq.
lgbtqia.
media studies.
political science.
social change.
spanish speaking feminists.
symbolic inclusion.
technology.
vernacular.
written text.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Interpreting the Internet: A Feminist Sociomaterial Approach
  • 1. Conceiving Latin American Feminist Counterpublics
  • 2. The Creation of "a Modern Weaving Machine": Bringing Feminist Counterpublics Online
  • 3. Weaving the "Invisible Web": Counterpublic Organizations Interpret the Internet
  • 4. La Red Informativa de Mujeres de Argentina: Constructing a Counterpublic
  • 5. From Privacy to Lesbian Visibility: Latin American Lesbian Feminist Internet Practices
  • Conclusion. Making the Internet Make Sense
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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