February 2011
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Web-based social media technology like many other...
Effective examples of this can be seen in campaigns and movements from President Obama’s 2008 Presidential Campaign, utilizing social media technology to engage youth, to acclaimed Seattle writer Dan Savage’s It Gets Better project, a video project in response to media coverage of recent gay teen suicides. Social media is evolving into an interesting and dynamic individualized/interactive...
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What the hell are we doing with our queer...
The Queer Culture and Social Media Study takes a snapshot of our lives today. What are we doing? Where are we going?
For more information on how to participate please email us at QueerSocialMediaStudy@gmail.com
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In our tenure on this planet we've accumulated...
- Carl Sagan
At the Queer Culture & Social Media Study we believe that a tool is what we make of it.
How have you used the tools provided by social media to better yourself and or others?
For more information on how to participate please email us at QueerSocialMediaStudy@gmail.com
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"My ideal queer community would both celebrate...
- Jill Nagle from ‘Skinny White Chicks and Hung Buff Boys: Queer Sex Spaces and Their Discontents’
The Queer Culture & Social Media Study believes in telling these stories and providing a way for others to listen. Do you have something you want to say?
For more information on how to participate please email us at QueerSocialMediaStudy@gmail.com
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The Queer Culture & Social Media Study: A...
for information about contributing please contact us at QueerSocialMediaStudy@gmail.com
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What is this all about?
Origin Fade-in:
The initial study was started as part of a student thesis for school examining the relationship between social media and queer culture in community building.
I used Tumblr to advertise to and develop interest from contributors.
The videos are a collection of self-filmed clips based around a few questions/prompts I posed.
To continue further exploration we are are expanding...
