"You Live and You Learn": Sex and Relationship Vlogging and the Production of Knowledge
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"You Live and You Learn" : Sex and Relationship Vlogging and the Production of Knowledge. / Andelsman Alvarez, Victoria.
Identities and Intimacies on Social Media: Transnational Perspectives. ed. / Tonny Krijnen; Paul Nixon; Michelle Ravenscroft; Cosimo Scarcelli. Routledge, 2022. p. 103-118.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - "You Live and You Learn"
T2 - Sex and Relationship Vlogging and the Production of Knowledge
AU - Andelsman Alvarez, Victoria
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This chapter explores the production of knowledge and authority in sex and relationship vlogs by looking at YouTuber Hannah Witton’s #TheHormoneDiaries series as a case study. Following the method of reading images horizontally, it argues that, in sex and relationship vlogs, knowledge and authority are produced through bodily experience. In addition, the chapter’s analysis of vlogs as technological and affectively networked material which include the YouTube comment section highlights how the knowledge production process transcends the YouTuber’s body. When users relate to Hannah’s sensuous experiences, particularly her pain, and share their personal realities in the comment section, the collective body of knowledge created exceeds the boundaries of individual experiences. This chapter draws on these findings to reflect on the generative nature of sex and relationship vlogs and how they may produce intimate publics.
AB - This chapter explores the production of knowledge and authority in sex and relationship vlogs by looking at YouTuber Hannah Witton’s #TheHormoneDiaries series as a case study. Following the method of reading images horizontally, it argues that, in sex and relationship vlogs, knowledge and authority are produced through bodily experience. In addition, the chapter’s analysis of vlogs as technological and affectively networked material which include the YouTube comment section highlights how the knowledge production process transcends the YouTuber’s body. When users relate to Hannah’s sensuous experiences, particularly her pain, and share their personal realities in the comment section, the collective body of knowledge created exceeds the boundaries of individual experiences. This chapter draws on these findings to reflect on the generative nature of sex and relationship vlogs and how they may produce intimate publics.
U2 - 10.4324/9781003250982-9
DO - 10.4324/9781003250982-9
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9781032169125
SP - 103
EP - 118
BT - Identities and Intimacies on Social Media
A2 - Krijnen, Tonny
A2 - Nixon, Paul
A2 - Ravenscroft, Michelle
A2 - Scarcelli, Cosimo
PB - Routledge
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