Lisa Portolan
Love, Intimacy and Online Dating: How a Global Pandemic Redefined Romantic Relationships
Love, Intimacy and Online Dating: How a Global Pandemic Redefined Romantic Relationships
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Love, Intimacy, and Online Dating: How a Global Pandemic Redefined Romantic Relationships is an innovative work that explores the concept of intimacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides an overview of the online dating world and apps, explores the users motivation for joining, and examines the themes and elements of online dating. It also discusses the differences between virtual and In Real Life (IRL) intimacy, the generation of gender, and the emanation of stereotypical cultural ideals. The book serves as an invaluable discussion on the pandemics impact on modifying the definitions of romance and intimacy.
Format: Hardback
Length: 108 pages
Publication date: 02 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Love, Intimacy, and Online Dating: How a Global Pandemic Redefined Romantic Relationships is a groundbreaking work that delves into the concept of intimacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the online dating world and apps, which gradually gained popularity as the pandemic limited people's physical interactions. Through extensive research conducted during the pandemic, the authors provide a comprehensive understanding of individuals' motivations to join dating apps and explore its various aspects.
This meticulously researched book explores the themes and elements of online dating, examining the users' motivation for joining a dating app, seeking intimacy, and self-presentation on the app. Portolan examines the underlying politics and role of infrastructure in dating apps, describing how gender, power, and intimacy intersect to create new intimacy phenomena. She also utilizes her research to introduce the key concept of Jagged Love, which describes a user's cyclical relationship with dating apps during the pandemic, and the gap between a user's desire for familiar romantic narratives and the app's inability to deliver against these ideas. The chapters further explore the differences between virtual and In Real Life (IRL) intimacy, the generation of gender, and the emanation of stereotypical cultural ideals that the users sought through the apps.
The book serves as an invaluable discussion on the pandemic's impact on modifying the definitions of romance and intimacy, making it fascinating for students, academics, and professionals interested in these fields.
Weight: 370g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367637040
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