Interpreting the Internet: Feminist and Queer Counterpublics

Interpreting the Internet: Feminist and Queer Counterpublics in Latin America

Every user knows the importance of the â€œ@â€ 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 â€œo/aâ€ 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.
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InÂ 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.
Country USA
Brand University of California Press
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2016-12-13
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780520284517

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2016-12-13
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780520284517

Interpreting the Internet: Feminist and Queer Counterpublics in Latin America