Immigrants on Grindr: Race, Sexuality and Belonging Online

By Andrew DJ Shield

Book Overview

1. The Politics of Rescuing Gay Immigrants in Denmark: "We all have a responsibility... to save them...".- 2. Reflections on Ethnographic Work About and Via Grindr: "Your skin is white... You will receive like 14 messages in one hour".- 3. Newcomers and Logistical Uses of Socio-Sexual Media: "Looking for friends and maybe more".- 4. Racist Speech in a Socio-Sexual Culture: "Looking for North Europeans only".- 5. Drop-down Menus, Racial Identification and the Weight of Labels: "White is a colour, Middle Eastern is not a colour".- 6. Challenging Political and Socio-Sexual Online Cultures: "Vi Hygger Os".

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030303969
• ISBN13: 9783030303969
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"