Despite the popularity of Skype with video many of us are still figuring out how to 'do' it. Interviews reveal that we can now run the programme but we are less certain about how to 'perform' in front of the webcam. Seeing ourselves in the box on the side can feel strange. We are not quite sure which bits of our bodies to display on the screen, how much to move around the room, or move the device around the room. Is it acceptable to use Skype with video at a funeral, in crowded spaces or while in bed? This book addresses how people are emotionally and affectually connecting with others audio-synchronously on the screen in a variety of different spatial contexts. Topics include Skype with video being used by grandparents to connect with grandchildren, friends and family using it for special occasions, and partners using it for romance and sex. Theories addressing bodies, gender, queerness, phenomenology and orientation inform the research. It concludes that while Skype does not offer some kind of utopian future, it does open up possibilities for existing power relations to be filtered through new lines of sight/site which are shaping what bodies can do and where.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-13
9781472434548
eBay Product ID (ePID)
223009919
Product Key Features
Author
Robyn Longhurst
Publication Name
Skype: Bodies, Screens, Space
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences, Sociology, Zoology
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
150 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
363g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Robyn Longhurst
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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