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  • Redefining the Indian Public Sphere:A Study of the LGBT Rights Movement in India

    Author(s):
    KIRAN VINOD BHATIA
    Editor(s):
    Jyotirmaya Patnaik (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Group(s):
    Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Digital Humanists, Feminist Humanities, Information Ecosystems
    Subject(s):
    India, Communication in politics, Journalism, Communication, Digital media
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    virtual space, LGBT community, politico-public sphere, counter publics, Political communication, Public humanities, New media
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/n1xk-1h02
    Abstract:
    New media networks have led to a personalization of the political sphere as affordances provided by the virtual space give precedence to the significance of the ‘self ’ over the ‘masses’. Through this paper an attempt has been made to understand how the LGBT community uses new media technologies to transcend the boundaries of the traditional public sphere in order to create a realm of self-identification in the virtual world. The study focuses on a group of Indian citizens who identify themselves as members of the LGBT community, who are digitally active and have participated in activities to mobilize public opinion in favor of the legalization of their sexual preferences. The study delineates how the LGBT community translates online discursive practices into offline civic engagement activities through the process of community formation, mobilization, setting up agenda for collective actions and creation of a realm for expression by the marginalized other.
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.15655/mw/2016/v7i2/98741
    Publisher:
    Media Watch
    Pub. Date:
    2016-5-5
    Journal:
    Media Watch
    Volume:
    7
    Issue:
    2
    Page Range:
    174 - 184
    ISSN:
    2249-8818,0976-0911
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    2 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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