Voices of the Marginalized on the Internet: Examples From a Website for Women of South Asia

With increasing availability of the Internet, many marginal groups are producing a presence in cyberspace. The presence can be thought of as a phenomenon in which the Internet is providing a unique forum for the dispossessed to find a voice in the public sphere. Using the theories of voice, the pres...

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Published in:Journal of communication 2004-09, Vol.54 (3), p.492-510
Main Author: Mitra, Ananda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
accessory gland protein
Communication
Communications technology
Drosophila
gene duplication
gene expression
Information communication
Internet
Minority groups
molecular evolution
selection
Social exclusion
Sociology
Sociology of communication and mass media. Sociolinguistics
Sociology of knowledge and sociology of culture
Sociology of the family. Age groups
South Asia
Web sites
Websites
Woman social status. Women's emancipation
Women
Women's participation
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Summary:With increasing availability of the Internet, many marginal groups are producing a presence in cyberspace. The presence can be thought of as a phenomenon in which the Internet is providing a unique forum for the dispossessed to find a voice in the public sphere. Using the theories of voice, the presence in cyberspace opens up questions of trust, authenticity, and power with respect to individual and institutional “speakers.” This article explores the textual and discursive strategies used by a South Asian women's Web portal to understand the consequences of gaining a voice in cyberspace.
ISSN:0021-9916
1460-2466
DOI:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2004.tb02641.x