Online communication and everyday life

The construction of online gender identities around television fiction has been dominated by studies on eminently masculine cult fandoms. This article attempts to overcome this through the specific examination of the construction of online identities of women on social networks and forums dedicated...

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Autores: Lacalle Zalduendo, María Rosario|||0000-0002-0024-6591, Pujol Ozonas, Cristina|||0000-0001-6753-4996
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:187273
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/187273
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.4067/S0718-23762017000200117
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Online communication
Gender identity
Social audience
TV fiction
Fandom
Comunicación online
Identidad de género
Audiencia social
Ficción TV
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Sumario:The construction of online gender identities around television fiction has been dominated by studies on eminently masculine cult fandoms. This article attempts to overcome this through the specific examination of the construction of online identities of women on social networks and forums dedicated to Spanish television fiction. The methodology employed combines manual techniques (gathering the comments) and computational processes (ATLAS.ti). The results of the analysis reveal that unlike cult fandoms, the female participants of our study do not seek to claim an identity. Instead, they reveal their desire to express and share sentiments and emotions generated through the interrelationship between the programmes and their daily lives. Female cultural identities are not used politically or as a claim.