Queer Migrants and Digital Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20072294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lukasz Szulc (0000-0003-3936-2933, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 220-232 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The SAGE Handbook of Media and Migration (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4135/9781526476982.n26 |
| OpenAlex | W3005921885 |
| ISBN | 9781526476982 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Some migrants are queer. Some queers are migrants. And in the increasingly popular and pervasive digital culture, they are all quite likely to navigate diverse aspects of their lives online. In this chapter, I will have a close look at the emerging body of research which queries this very intersection of queer and migration and digital. The chapter is divided into three main sections. In the first one, I will introduce key theoretical frameworks employed in research on queer migrants (queer theory, intersectionality and transnationalism). In the second one, I will extend the discussion to the role of digital culture for queer migrants, pointing to six of the most prevalent themes in this literature: i. imagined diasporas, ii. counterpublics, iii. migration motivations and acculturation, iv. context collapse, v. homonationalism and racism, and vi. designed ethnocentrism. In the third section, I will point to the general tendencies across the themes, reflect on the limitations of research on queer migrants and digital culture, and put forward a number of propositions to help advance this research. I will conclude the chapter by arguing for the broader importance of research on queer migrants and digital culture
Art · Queer · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Studies
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |