Document Type
Journal Article
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
School of Communication and Arts
RAS ID
16242
Abstract
This article is a case study of a Second Life region in reference to the prevailing attitudes of sexual conservatism and the growing acceptance of homosexual coupling. The site of Zeus is a contested site of legitimacy in view of tensions regarding masculinity as it applies to sex, sexuality, gender conformity and consumption practices. Furthermore, it is representative of the tensions between an acceptable, albeit conservative gay male identity, and the subversive hyper-sexual and hyper-masculine subject of desire.
DOI
10.1177/1363460713479864
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
The final version of this paper has been published in : Elund, J. A. (2013). Masculinity, mass consumerism and subversive sex: A case study of Second Life's 'Zeus' gay club. Sexualities, 16(3/4), 423-444. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. Available online here.