- Title
- Who are you? Online practices of self-representation of black gay men at Rhodes University on the geosocial networking application Grindr
- Creator
- Olivier, Jason Eben
- ThesisAdvisor
- Rennie, Gillian
- Subject
- Grindr (Computer program)
- Subject
- Gay men, Black South Africa Makhanda
- Subject
- Gay men Identity
- Subject
- Internet and gay men South Africa Makhanda
- Subject
- Social media and college students South Africa Makhanda
- Subject
- Masculinity South Africa Makhanda
- Subject
- Racism in the sexual minority community South Africa Makhanda
- Subject
- Sexism South Africa Makhanda
- Subject
- Rhodes University
- Date
- 2021-10-29
- Type
- Academic theses
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/294851
- Identifier
- vital:57262
- Description
- The study investigates how young black gay men at Rhodes University use technology to explore their sexual identity and focuses specifically on their self-representation choices. Incorporating qualitative semi-structured interviews and a walkthrough of Grindr, the research asked participants to share their experiences of using Grindr, a geo-social networking application, and how their self-representation practices on the site contributed to their conception of what it means to be a young black gay man online. Using a thematic analysis of the data collected from five self-identified black gay Rhodes University students, findings indicate that self-representation choices of black gay men on Grindr become a complex experience influenced by overt sexist and racist micro-aggressions in an environment where masculinities operate in a hierarchy of desire, preference, and attractiveness with race operating as an important signifier of these even in a post-Apartheid South Africa that is celebrated for its world-class Constitution.
- Description
- Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Humanities, School of Journalism and Media Studies, 2021
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (83 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Rhodes University, Faculty of Humanities, School of Journalism and Media Studies
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Olivier, Jason Eben
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike" License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)
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