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“hard to type with one hand”: Att göra genus och sexualitet i lättklädda livestreams på Twitch.tv
Södertörn University, School of Culture and Education.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This study explores the (hetero)sexualized online space that is the category “Pools, Hot Tubsand Beaches” on the streaming platform Twitch.tv. The aim of the study is to gain a further understanding of how gender and sexuality is performed under the specific conditions offered by the space. Interactions between livestreamer and chat in three livestreams have been transcribed and analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. I find that the space is characterized by the logic of the heterosexual matrix as defined by Judith Butler, as well by two foundational asymmetries that inform the way that gender and sexuality is performed in the spaces studied: the asymmetry of perspective and the asymmetry of performativity. These conditions are actively negotiated with by the subjects that interact in the space. Furthermore, relying on the work of Raewyn Connell, I find that the subjects conduct a labor of positionality with regards to notions of good and bad masculinity, basing their sense ofcommunity on the abjectification of “other men” in order to construct their own masculinity.

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2024. , p. 44
Keywords [en]
Twitch, livestreaming, performativity, heterosexual matrix, the male gaze, hegemonic masculinity, “Pools, Hot Tubs and Beaches”
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Gender Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-53222OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-53222DiVA, id: diva2:1827469
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Gender Studies
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Available from: 2024-01-16 Created: 2024-01-14 Last updated: 2025-10-07Bibliographically approved

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