| Interpreting the Internet: Feminist and Queer Counterpublics in Latin America Contributor(s): Friedman, Elisabeth Jay (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520284518 ISBN-13: 9780520284517 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Media & Internet - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 302.231 |
| LCCN: 2016030570 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6" W x 9" (0.82 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Internet - Cultural Region - Latin America - Sex & Gender - Lesbian - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 written text, discovering embedded in the internet an answer to the challenge of symbolic inclusion. In repurposing the symbol, they changed its meaning. In Interpreting the Internet, Elisabeth Jay Friedman provides the first in-depth exploration of how Latin American feminist and queer activists have interpreted the internet to support their counterpublics. Aided by a global network of women and men dedicated to establishing an accessible internet, activists have developed identities, constructed communities, and honed strategies for social change. And by translating the internet into their own vernacular, they have transformed the technology itself. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in feminist and gender studies, Latin American studies, media studies, and political science, as well as anyone curious about the ways in which the internet shapes our lives. |