We are soliciting work that engages with the intersection of media and sexuality with reference to the Middle East. Possible topics thus include: Surveillance, war on terror The policing of sexuality Orientalism in new media cultures Governmentality, biopolitics, and the Middle East Sexuality and media censorship Media technologies (e.g., YouTube, mobile phones, bluetooth, picture/video messaging) and queerness Queer and/or social networking websites (e.g., Facebook, MySpace) Queer Middle Eastern diasporas in cyberspace HIV/AIDS-related online communities Homophobia LGBT and NGO activism Drag, cross-dressing, butch/femme identities, other queer subjectivities Gay imperialism Submission guidelines |
