{"product_id":"immigrants-on-grindr-andrew-dj-shield-9783030303938","title":"Immigrants on Grindr: Race, Sexuality and Belonging Online","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the role of hook-up apps in the lives of gay, bi, trans, and queer immigrants and refugees, and how the online culture of these platforms promotes belonging or exclusion. Within the context of the so-called European refugee crisis, this research focuses on the experiences of immigrants from especially Muslim-majority countries to the greater Copenhagen area, a region known for both its progressive ideologies and its anti-immigrant practices\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eGrindr and similar platforms connect newcomers with not only dates and sex, but also friends, roommates and other logistical contacts.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBut these socio-sexual platforms also become spaces of racialization and othering. Weaving together analyses of real Grindr profile texts, immigrant narratives, political rhetoric, and popular media, \u003ci\u003eImmigrants on Grindr\u003c\/i\u003e provides an in-depth look at the complex interplay between online and offline cultures, and between technology and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Dj Shield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030303934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030303938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d","brand":"Andrew Dj Shield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48089061228799,"sku":"9783030303938","price":84.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_017d9a53-069e-4f5f-8e55-73f614eb26f1.jpg?v=1769107982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/immigrants-on-grindr-andrew-dj-shield-9783030303938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}