This book develops a feminist and queer linguistic account of the construction of sex, sexuality, and desire through a linguistic and discursive analysis of naturally occurring sex talk from an online community. Critical discourse analysis is used to analyse a corpus of data drawn from incidental sex 'talk' observed in the community over the course of an 18-month period. Sub-types of sex talk that are examined include cybersex, self-disclosure, confidences, joking, games, flirting, and automated sexual commands that ‘generate’ sex between participants. The book will be of use to students and researchers interested in the language of gender and sexuality, as well as feminist and queer accounts of technology and sexual communication.
Author(s): Chrystie Myketiak
Series: Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 238
City: Cham
Acknowledgements
Contents
1: Introduction
Introduction
Euphoric Internet Culture
Online Sexual Activities
The Discursive Construction of Sex Talk
Communities of Practice
Chapter Summaries
References
2: Theorising Sexuality in Talk
Introduction
Bifurcated Consciousness
Everyday Experience and the Social
Social Norms
Laws and Norms
Heteronormativity
Hegemonic Gender and Sexuality
Identity and Signification
Transgression
Conclusions
References
3: Walford and Methods
Introduction
MUDs, Linguistics, and Investigating Sex and Desire
Navigating Walford
Conversing and the Command System
Privacy and Ethics
Conclusions
References
4: Coding Spaces and Marking Practices
Introduction
Male/Female… Neuter?
‘I’m Not Gay’: Indexing Heterosexuality
Nerds and Geeks
Nerds in Walford
Nerds and the Gender Divide
Conclusions
References
5: Sex Talk Intimacies
Introduction
Sociosexual Norms in Online Conversation
Humour and Sex
Sharing Sex Content
Displaying Gender: Images and Webcam Conversations
Sexual Self-Disclosure
Conclusions
References
6: Automating Desire
Introduction
Automated Kissing
Automated Shagging
Sexual Storytelling Through Automation
Conclusions
References
7: Co-constructing Desire
Introduction
Heterosexuality in Cybersex
Cybersex Narratives
Style Shifts and Person Reference
Performing Heteronormative Sexualities
Encoding Desire in Dimension
Adjacency and Intimacy
Conclusions
References
8: Sex Talk Futures
Introduction
Re/designing Sex Talk: Living Dolls
Sex Robots and Social Responsibility
Conclusions
References
Index
