Introduction [in The Geographies of Digital Sexuality]

Catherine J. Nash, Andrew Gorman-Murray

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Abstract

![CDATA[In this chapter, we introduce the key themes for this edited collection. We begin by considering the importance of ‘new technologies’ including information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as the internet, Web 2.0, digital and locative media and locative mobile social networks in shaping contemporary life. More specifically, we examine how new technologies are transforming the way we experience intimacy, romance and sexual and gendered life from the perspective of geographies of sexualities and queer geographies. Through this lens, we suggest that there are profound implications for how both material and digital spaces are experienced, and we seek to explore the complexities of these newly constituted, technically mediated and interwoven sexual and gender landscapes through empirical, theoretical and conceptual engagements. This book is divided into three parts: Part I, Making Worlds: Conceptualizing the Digital/Material Divide, explores conceptual and theoretical frameworks to explore the material/cyber spaces of digital sexualities. Part II, ‘Dating and Intimacy at the Interface’, explores the nuances of using dating apps such as Tinder and Grindr, and other online dating sites and experiences. Part III, ‘Activism, Politics and Communities’, focuses on sexuality, online activism and their related material geographies. This collection draws on diverse geographies including France, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada, the Netherlands and South Asia.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Geographies of Digital Sexuality
EditorsCatherine J. Nash, Andrew Gorman-Murray
Place of PublicationSingapore
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Pages1-8
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9789811368769
ISBN (Print)9789811368752
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • digital communications
  • information technology
  • digital media
  • sex
  • sexual minorities

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