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OverviewLori Kendall is one of the first to explore the brave new world of social relations as they have evolved on the Internet. In this highly readable ethnography, she examines how men and women negotiate their gender roles on an online forum she calls BlueSky. The result is a first-rate analysis of the emerging social phenomenon of Internet-mediated communication and a ground-breaking study of the social and cultural effects of a medium that allows participants to assume identities of their own choosing. Despite the common assumption that the personas these men and women craft for themselves bear little resemblance to reality, Kendall discovers that the habitués of BlueSky stick surprisingly close to the facts of their actual lives and personalities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lori KendallPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780520230385ISBN 10: 0520230388 Pages: 309 Publication Date: 27 June 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Blue Sky in the Morning 2. Logging On: An Introduction to BlueSky 3. Mudding History and Subcultures 4. Hanging Out in the Virtual Locker Room: BlueSky as a Masculine Space 5. Identity Crises 6. Computer-Mediated Relationships 7. Class, Race, and Online Participation 8. Hungover in the Virtual Pub: Power and Identity Online Epilogue: The Where Are They Now? FAQ Appendix A: Basic Mud Commands Appendix B: Mudders in the Mist : Ethnography in a Partly Compatible Setting Appendix C: Unedited BlueSky Log from October 8, 1996 Notes Glossary References IndexReviewsHanging Out at the Virtual Pub provides a richly detailed and theoretically mediated understanding of gender's significance in online-game playing. This examination of the behavior of educated techno-elites helps us understand communities and larger social trends. Kendall's vision is neither utopian nor dystopian. People will buy this timely book. -Anita Allen, professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania; This wonderful book is readable, enjoyable, and lively, providing a fascinating look into a world not known by many. It will appeal to those who have interests in computers and the friendship communities that evolve in cyberspace, as well as to those working on gender and race issues. -Peter Nardi, author of Gay Men's Friendships: Invincible Communities """Hanging Out at the Virtual Pub provides a richly detailed and theoretically mediated understanding of gender's significance in online-game playing. This examination of the behavior of educated techno-elites helps us understand communities and larger social trends. Kendall's vision is neither utopian nor dystopian. People will buy this timely book.""-Anita Allen, professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania; ""This wonderful book is readable, enjoyable, and lively, providing a fascinating look into a world not known by many. It will appeal to those who have interests in computers and the friendship communities that evolve in cyberspace, as well as to those working on gender and race issues.""-Peter Nardi, author of Gay Men's Friendships: Invincible Communities" Author InformationLori Kendall is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purchase College--State University of New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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