Books by Smita Vanniyar
Digital Diasporas Labor and Affect in Gendered Indian Digital Publics, 2019
Thesis Chapters by Smita Vanniyar
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, School of Media and Cultural Studies, 2015
This research is an attempt to look at how lesbian and bisexual women in India use the virtual sp... more This research is an attempt to look at how lesbian and bisexual women in India use the virtual spaces on the Internet, including dating sites and Facebook pages/groups, to meet others from the queer community. It then further looks at the transcendence of this into the ‘real’ or offline world. The research also examines the community which is formed through this and the kind of support it provides.
In relation, it also traces the history of the Indian lesbian and bisexual woman in the recent times. To provide a contrast, the thesis looks at how gay men have used the Internet to meet others. This juxtaposition brings out the heteronormativity which influence the ways in which online spaces are queer women are constructed versus those for queer men.
Papers by Smita Vanniyar
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Books by Smita Vanniyar
Thesis Chapters by Smita Vanniyar
In relation, it also traces the history of the Indian lesbian and bisexual woman in the recent times. To provide a contrast, the thesis looks at how gay men have used the Internet to meet others. This juxtaposition brings out the heteronormativity which influence the ways in which online spaces are queer women are constructed versus those for queer men.
Papers by Smita Vanniyar
In relation, it also traces the history of the Indian lesbian and bisexual woman in the recent times. To provide a contrast, the thesis looks at how gay men have used the Internet to meet others. This juxtaposition brings out the heteronormativity which influence the ways in which online spaces are queer women are constructed versus those for queer men.