Intimacy, Power and Pleasure: The Linguistic Construction of Identity in Online Personal-ads for Casual Sex

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dc.contributor.author	Grover, Cameron
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-13
dc.date.available	2015-05-13
dc.date.issued	2015-05-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2123/13303
dc.description.abstract	This thesis explores the linguistic construction of sexual identities in online personal-ads for male-male casual sex. Specifically, it will investigate how POSTERS of Craigslist advertisements for casual sex construct their identity in part through defining not only their pleasure, but also a relationship of power and intimacy with the identity of the desired TARGET in creating imaginary sexual encounters. The analysis will make use of quantitative corpus linguistic methods and qualitative analytical frameworks in drawing out and interpreting the empiricallyvalid patterns of discourse that construct these identities and relationships.	en
dc.language.iso	en_AU	en
dc.rights	Other	en
dc.subject	intimacy, power, identity, sexuality	en
dc.title	Intimacy, Power and Pleasure: The Linguistic Construction of Identity in Online Personal-ads for Casual Sex	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
dc.type.thesis	Honours	en
dc.rights.other	The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission.	en
usyd.faculty	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Humanities
usyd.department	Department of Linguistics	en

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