Who are you? Online practices of self-representation of black gay men at Rhodes University on the geosocial networking application Grindr

Olivier, Jason Eben

Title: Who are you? Online practices of self-representation of black gay men at Rhodes University on the geosocial networking application Grindr
Creator: Olivier, Jason Eben
Subject: Grindr (Computer program)
Subject: Gay men, Black South Africa Makhanda
Subject: Gay men Identity
Subject: Internet and gay men South Africa Makhanda
Subject: Social media and college students South Africa Makhanda
Subject: Masculinity South Africa Makhanda
Subject: Racism in the sexual minority community South Africa Makhanda
Subject: Sexism South Africa Makhanda
Subject: Rhodes University
Date Issued: 2021-10-29
Date: 2021-10-29
Type: Academic theses
Type: Master's theses
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294851
Identifier: vital:57262
Description: The study investigates how young black gay men at Rhodes University use technology to explore their sexual identity and focuses specifically on their self-representation choices. Incorporating qualitative semi-structured interviews and a walkthrough of Grindr, the research asked participants to share their experiences of using Grindr, a geo-social networking application, and how their self-representation practices on the site contributed to their conception of what it means to be a young black gay man online. Using a thematic analysis of the data collected from five self-identified black gay Rhodes University students, findings indicate that self-representation choices of black gay men on Grindr become a complex experience influenced by overt sexist and racist micro-aggressions in an environment where masculinities operate in a hierarchy of desire, preference, and attractiveness with race operating as an important signifier of these even in a post-Apartheid South Africa that is celebrated for its world-class Constitution.
Description: Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Humanities, School of Journalism and Media Studies, 2021
Format: computer
Format: online resource
Format: application/pdf
Format: 1 online resource (83 pages)
Format: pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University
Publisher: Faculty of Humanities, School of Journalism and Media Studies
Language: English
Rights: Olivier, Jason Eben
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike" License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)

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