Title Interpreting the Internet : feminist and queer counterpublics in Latin America / Elisabeth Jay Friedman

Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations Contents Conceiving Latin American feminist counterpublic -- The creation of "a modern weaving machine" : bringing feminist counterpublics online -- Weaving the "invisible web" : counterpublic organization interpret the Internet -- La Red Informativa de Mujeres de Argentina (RIMA) : constructing the counterpublic -- From privacy to lesbian visibility : Latin American lesbian feminist Internet practices -- Conclusion : making the Internet make sense Summary "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 an answer to the challenge of symbolic inclusion embedded in the internet. 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 also transformed the technology. This book will be of interest to scholars and students in feminist and gender studies, Latin American studies, media studies, political science, as well as anyone curious about the ways in which the internet shapes our lives"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Internet and women -- Latin America Internet -- Social aspects -- Latin America Sexual minorities -- Latin America -- Social life and customs Internet and activism -- Latin America Feminism -- Latin America At sign -- Social aspects -- Latin America PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology. Feminism Internet and activism Internet and women Internet -- Social aspects Sexual minorities. Feminism. Latin America Form Electronic book ISBN 9780520960107 0520960106

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