[Air-L] Online Dating Studies

[Erhardt Graeff]

Hi Amparo,

We are definitely looking at profile photos as one dimension of our survey
of online dating. We are interested in the typical styles of photos, which
we could point out to our conversation group for a discussion of the
sociology and psychology of representing yourself in certain ways to
potential partners.

Thanks,
Erhardt


On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 5:52 AM, MARIA AMPARO LASEN DIAZ
<alasen at cps.ucm.es>wrote:

> Hi Erhardt,
>
> About possible interesting questions for your research, are you planning to
> analyse the pictures people use to present themselves in their pages ot the
> ones they exchange in msn as a way of presentation, performance, seduction,
> erotic play, etc? I am  specially interested in the practice and uses of
> self-portraits, and in the interactions around these displays and exchanges,
> for instance in the learning processes of how to do it, etc. In the case of
> heterosexual men these practices are particularly innovative and interesting
> as there are not many iconographic models around, I find this a good way to
> explore gender performance, specifically ways of performing masculinities.
>
> Best
>
> Amparo
>
> ----- Mensaje original -----
> De: Sue Malta <SMalta at groupwise.swin.edu.au>
> Fecha: Jueves, Febrero 25, 2010 0:30
> Asunto: Re: [Air-L] Online Dating Studies
> A: erhardt at gmail.com, air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> CC: jbeilin at gmail.com
>
>
> > Hi Erhardt
> >
> > The International Journal of Emerging Technologies & Society has
> > a few
> > publications in this area (mainly sociological and one
> > psychological):
> >
> > Dating & Intimacy in the 21st Century: The Use of Online Dating
> > Sites in
> > Australia
> > http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V6N1/vol6num1-
> > article2.html
> >
> >
> > Internet-Mediated Dating/Romance of Mauritian Early Adolescents: A
> > Grounded Theory Analysis (Komalsingh Rambaree)
> > http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V6N1/vol6num1-
> > article3.html
> >
> > Imagining Gay Life in the Internet Age or Why I Don*t Internet
> > Date
> >                (Robert Reynolds)
> > http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V6N1/vol6num1-
> > article1.html
> > Finding
> > Love                       Online: The Nature and Frequency of
> > Australian
> > Adults*                       Internet Relationships
> > (Elizabeth Hardie and Simone Buzwell)
> >
> http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V4N1/V4N1abstract_hardie.htm
> >
> > Love Actually! Older Adults and their Romantic Internet Relationships
> > (Sue Malta)
> >
> http://www.swinburne.edu.au/hosting/ijets/journal/V5N2/V5N2abstract_malta.htm
> >
> > And I have a peer-reviewed conference paper:
> >
> > Intimacy and Older Adults: A Comparison Between Online and Offline
> > Romantic Relationships
> > http://www.tasa.org.au/conferences/conferencepapers08/Ageing/Malta, Sue,
> > Session 1.pdf
> >
> > Cheers, Sue
> >
> >
> > >>> Erhardt Graeff  24/02/10 3:45 PM >>>
>
> > I'm preparing to co-lead a core conversation at SXSW on online dating
> > websites and trends. We've been looking at academic work like Judith
> > Donath's as well as the more cheeky but practical research on the
> > OkTrends
> > blog from OkCupid. Does anyone know of good case studies of particular
> > online dating websites, or historical studies of trends in online
> > dating?
> > Sources focusing on website design as well as sociological and
> > psychological
> > aspects would all be helpful.
> >
> > Additionally, any questions about online dating sites and
> > culture that
> > you
> > might be interested in exploring the answers to, or simply discussing,
> > would
> > be great.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Erhardt
> >
> >
> > ----
> > Erhardt Graeff
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