Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: The virtual body: the self and the body in Swedish diary blogsThere are no bodies on the internet and yet, there are bodies on the internet. This article deals with representations of the ‘virtually physical’ in personal weblogs. To examine the data drawn from 14 weblogs, a qualitative content analysis is made. The results show that the virtual body is widely present in these particular internet settings and that it is most commonly described as female. Moreover, the virtual body is to a large extent a fragmented body that one either takes control over or is controlled by.
Source: Sociologisk Forskning
DOI: 10.37062/sf.46.19220
Author: Lovisa Eriksson
Institution: Uppsala University
Language: Danish
Topic: Gender, Feminism, and Media
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4298219824