3. Female Sexuality and YouTube Theresa Gould, Margaret Daher, Rebecca Jakob, Yinyue Hu, Megan Beck

4. Problem The expression of female sexual identity is changing with the growing use of YouTube. –Goals of posting overt/covert –Relationships within/from –Willingness/eagerness –Entrepreneurship/Celebrity Where are we? P D1 Q D2 RP PL

5. Gender Theory Gaze Theory –Asymmetrical power relations –Identity construction –Semiological deconstruction –Feed back loops Where are we? P Q D2 RP P D1 Q D2 RP PL

6. “I am seen, and I see that I am seen…” - Nicholas Mirzoeff D1

7. Sociology Interpretative Sociology –Verstehen (interpretative understanding) Positivist Sociology –Social facts, collective conscience Where are we? P D1 Q D2 RP P D1 Q D2 RP PL

8. Popular Lit Says Shift in socio-cultural norms Focus on tension between generations Guidance for parents of teens Focus on the negative Gaps –Other age groups –Construction of female sexual identity online in particular Where are we? P D1 Q RP P D1 Q D2 RP PL

9. Our Questions How is YouTube changing female (sexual) culture? What are the effects of this with regards to online and offline behavior? What motivates women to post specific content of themselves over others? Where are we? P D1 Q D2 RP P D1 Q D2 RP PL

10. Research Plan Participant observation –Qualitative –Comments, dialogue, culture Demographic analysis (SPSS) –Narrative analysis –Quantitative –Trends, growth, usage Surveys –Self-reporting Where are we? P D1 Q D2 RP P D1 Q D2 RP PL

11. CCT Perspective Interdisciplinary approach –Both answer questions within their own disciplines –Both offer methods to investigate our specific problem In short, human relations and identity within a web 2.0 platform Where are we? P D1 Q RP P D1 Q D2 RP PL Where are we? P D1 Q D2 RP P D1 Q D2 RP PL

12. Questions?