Strategic Embodiment in Virtual Spaces
Exploring an on-line discussion about sexualities equality in schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7750865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Renée Depalma (0000-0001-7927-321X, University of Sunderland, corresponding author), Elizabeth Atkinson (0000-0001-5954-6807, University of Sunderland) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 499-514 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0159-6306 • E-ISSN: 1469-3739 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01596300701625255 |
| OpenAlex | W2065734181 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 25 |
This paper analyses patterns of participation on a voluntary anonymous Web-based discussion forum, open to students and faculty in one UK university, concerning sexualities equality in schools. Analysis revealed that participants often rejected the security of anonymity and strategically embodied themselves and others (as gay, straight, parents, etc.) to provide authority and ethical grounding for certain arguments. These embodied arguments invited engagement and promoted dialogue. We found that while personal embodiments were crucial for meaningful interaction, they also brought the risk of personalizing systematic inequality and fostering a victimization discourse. In the light of this, we argue that both individual and collective perspectives are crucial for promoting sexualities equality in school
Anonymity · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Inequality · Political science · Public relations · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Law · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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Wounds andReinscriptions
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,61 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |