{"product_id":"grassroots-literacies-serkan-gzirkemli-9781438451824","title":"Grassroots Literacies: Lesbian and Gay Activism and the Internet in Turkey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines the grassroots activism of an Internet-mediated collegiate lesbian and gay organization in Turkey.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Lavender Rhetorics Award for Excellence in Queer Scholarship's Book Award presented by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrassroots Literacies\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the complex issues surrounding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender representations, technology, and grassroots activism in international contexts through the lens of Legato, a collegiate lesbian and gay association that engaged in activism in colleges and universities in Turkey from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Using the Internet and digital media, Legato enabled students to connect with each other on campuses across the country and introduced them to new (i.e., lesbian and gay) identity categories and community activism. Serkan Görkemli presents historical, cultural, visual, and interview-based analyses of Legato members' \"coming out\" experiences and uses of digital media. Members emerged as sexuality activists with the help of the Internet and engaged with negative representations of homosexuality through offline events such as film screenings, reading groups, and conferences in the challenging context of burgeoning civil society efforts in Turkey. Bridging transnational and literacy-based studies, the book ultimately traces the contours of a \"transnational literacy\" regarding sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Serkan Görkemli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438451822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438451824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Serkan Görkemli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439140024575,"sku":"9781438451824","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e73263c-b35f-4d00-a964-05d6962d12e0.jpg?v=1777175698","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grassroots-literacies-serkan-gzirkemli-9781438451824","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}