Feministiska teorier och cam-girls : en studie om det digitalas möjliggörande och risker för cybersexarbetare
(2019) DIKK60 20191Division of ALM and Digital Cultures
- Abstract
- This study’s aim is to investigate the digital aspects of camming and what possibilities, risks and threats cam-girls face. Furthermore the study intends to examine the feministic possibilities and aspects of camming and if pornographic material produced by cam-girls can be considered feminist porn. Therefore several feminists and their approaches to technology, sex work and pornography are discussed and compared to evaluate if the work of cam-girls could be feministic. This study is analyses text and symbols in interviews and studies in web articles, journal articles, e-books, documentaries and YouTube-videos. The study uses secondary sources exclusively. The findings of the study show that cam-girls have found positive aspects of their... (More)
- This study’s aim is to investigate the digital aspects of camming and what possibilities, risks and threats cam-girls face. Furthermore the study intends to examine the feministic possibilities and aspects of camming and if pornographic material produced by cam-girls can be considered feminist porn. Therefore several feminists and their approaches to technology, sex work and pornography are discussed and compared to evaluate if the work of cam-girls could be feministic. This study is analyses text and symbols in interviews and studies in web articles, journal articles, e-books, documentaries and YouTube-videos. The study uses secondary sources exclusively. The findings of the study show that cam-girls have found positive aspects of their work that are made possible through the digital nature of camming. The possibility of interaction can mean personal and strong relationships between cam-girls and their consumers, which is financially beneficial for the women. However, researchers and cam-girls have also found aspects that can be negative with camming and cause cam-girls to quit. The digital nature of camming may make threats to cam-girls harder to notice because enemies can hide behind anonymity. Furthermore the feminist debate surrounding porn shows the complexity of determining if cam-girls’ videos can be considered feminist porn, because it depends on which feminist approach you take. (Less)
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- author
- Ekstrand, Klara LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- DIKK60 20191
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Cam-girls, camming, feminism, feminist porn, pornography, sex work, cyberfeminism, digital culture, technology, cybersex
- language
- Swedish
- additional info
Department affilation moved from v1000075 (Division of Digital Cultures) to v1000073 (Division of ALM and Digital Cultures) on 2022-05-10 14:50:03.- id
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- date added to LUP
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abstract = {{This study’s aim is to investigate the digital aspects of camming and what possibilities, risks and threats cam-girls face. Furthermore the study intends to examine the feministic possibilities and aspects of camming and if pornographic material produced by cam-girls can be considered feminist porn. Therefore several feminists and their approaches to technology, sex work and pornography are discussed and compared to evaluate if the work of cam-girls could be feministic. This study is analyses text and symbols in interviews and studies in web articles, journal articles, e-books, documentaries and YouTube-videos. The study uses secondary sources exclusively. The findings of the study show that cam-girls have found positive aspects of their work that are made possible through the digital nature of camming. The possibility of interaction can mean personal and strong relationships between cam-girls and their consumers, which is financially beneficial for the women. However, researchers and cam-girls have also found aspects that can be negative with camming and cause cam-girls to quit. The digital nature of camming may make threats to cam-girls harder to notice because enemies can hide behind anonymity. Furthermore the feminist debate surrounding porn shows the complexity of determining if cam-girls’ videos can be considered feminist porn, because it depends on which feminist approach you take.}},
author = {{Ekstrand, Klara}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Feministiska teorier och cam-girls : en studie om det digitalas möjliggörande och risker för cybersexarbetare}},
year = {{2019}},
}