The sea pulled her skirt up

The language of same-sex love in Iranian blogs

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2137359
AutoresPaul Baker (0000-0002-6649-3309), Maryam Paknahad Jabarooty (Hannam University)
Año2017
Volumen6
Número2
Páginas205-231
Fecha de publicación2017-10-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Language and Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2211-3770 • E-ISSN: 2211-3789
EditorialJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/jls.6.2.01bak
OpenAlexW2667081559
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas21

This article examines the language used by bloggers in Iran who write about same-sex relationships. Homosexuality is a criminal offence in Iran and discussion of sex is tabooed so blogging potentially acts as a form of empowerment for bloggers who desire such relationships. By conducting a qualitative analysis of a small sample of blogs, we show how Iranian bloggers have developed a range of techniques to avoid censorship of their postings, as well as examining how they orient to discourses around same-sex relationships, oppression of their identities and heteronormativity

Censorship · Empowerment · Heteronormativity · Homosexuality · Human sexuality · Media studies · Oppression · Political science · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Psychology