de Saille, S. (2006) A cyberian in the multiverse: towards a feminist subject position for cyberspace. In: Proccedings of Thinking Gender – the NEXT Generation. UK Postgraduate Conference in Gender Studies, 21-22 Jun 2006, University of Leeds, UK.
Abstract
Theory generally regards cyberspace from the embodied position, looking from the outside into an imaginary universe. 'Cyberia' is a term that may be employed to describe a state of the imaginary in which this gaze is reversed to theorise cyberspace from within its architectural and communal spaces to assess its potential to change the embodied world. This paper argues that the multiversal figurations inherent in 'Cyberian' subjectivity can help formulate a different understanding of oppression by rooting its metaphors within the context of technologies of the World Wide Web. It also considers weblogging technologies as an aid to bringing a more diversified offline subjectivity into the online public sphere.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Year The Author(s). Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | feminism; social media; cyberspace; cultural studies |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Sociological Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Sep 2014 10:11 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:28 |
Published Version: | http://www.gender-studies.leeds.ac.uk/assets/files... |
Status: | Published |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:80455 |