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Producing self in cyberspace Producing self in cyberspace
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Cyberfeminist perspective on women’s online activities Cyberfeminist perspective on women’s online activities
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Reconceptualizing VL and RL Reconceptualizing VL and RL
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Young cyberwomen Young cyberwomen
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Virtual community and personal websites of local young women Virtual community and personal websites of local young women
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Cyber self-centres? Cyber self-centres?
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Tension between life on-screen and off-screen Tension between life on-screen and off-screen
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Conclusion: The “realities” of cyber-selves Conclusion: The “realities” of cyber-selves
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Afterword Afterword
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13 Cyber self-centres? Hong Kong young women and their personal websites
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Published:August 2012
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Abstract
In this chapter, we will examine how young women in Hong Kong use cyberspace as a site to construct their identity as women in relation to their significant others, focusing on both their self-representations in cyberspace and in real-life settings. Contrary to the long-established belief in ‘female technophobia', the case of young women in Hong Kong shows that women could possibly be ‘techno-guerrillas’ who actively participate in cyberspace by hosting their personal websites. The ways in which they try to construct their identities and present the different aspects of themselves in their personal websites are perhaps a form of resistance for these young women. This chapter explores the kinds of images they use to represent themselves on their personal websites and how these images reflect their needs, concerns and desires. We will also examine how these women make use of cyberspace to expand their social circles, leading to the merging of the real and the virtual space. The merging relationship between the real and virtual spaces can create new sites and spaces where participants can try and exercise their own intrinsic power.
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