Identity modulation in networked publics: Queer women's participation and representation on Tinder, Instagram, and Vine
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This thesis examines queer women's negotiation of multiple audiences on Tinder, Instagram and Vine. It combines analysis of platform interfaces, user content, and interviews to identify queer women's modes of participation and self-representation with attention to platforms' influence on this activity. Findings demonstrate participants' engagement in a set of practices that I term "identity modulation" – a process whereby individuals draw on platform features and functions to adjust the prominence of sexual identity in relation to other personally identifying information. These findings illuminate features, policies, and user cultures that impede identity modulation, warranting changes that facilitate diverse users' digital participation.
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| ID Code: | 111892 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD) |
| Supervisor: | Burgess, Jean & Cassidy, Elija |
| Additional Information: | Recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award |
| Keywords: | Social media, Platforms, Sexuality, LGBTQ, Gender, Identity, Lesbians, Mobile apps, Visual media, Queer women, Identity Modulation in Networked Publics, ODTA |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.111892 |
| Divisions: | Current > Research Centres > Digital Media Research Centre Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Creative Industries Faculty Current > Schools > School of Communication |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 26 Sep 2017 03:00 |
| Last Modified: | 22 May 2018 02:31 |
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