Politics of rightful killing : civil society, gender, and sexuality in Weblogistan

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    • Shakhsari, Sima

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Politics of rightful killing : civil society, gender, and sexuality in Weblogistan

Sima Shakhsari

Duke University Press, 2020

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-276) and index

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内容説明

In the early 2000s, mainstream international news outlets celebrated the growth of Weblogistan-the online and real-life transnational network of Iranian bloggers-and depicted it as a liberatory site that gave voice to Iranians. As Sima Shakhsari argues in Politics of Rightful Killing, the common assumptions of Weblogistan as a site of civil society consensus and resistance to state oppression belie its deep internal conflicts. While Weblogistan was an effective venue for some Iranians to "practice democracy," it served as a valuable site for the United States to surveil bloggers and express anti-Iranian sentiment and policies. At the same time, bloggers used the network to self-police and enforce gender and sexuality norms based on Western liberal values in ways that unwittingly undermined Weblogistan's claims of democratic participation. In this way, Weblogistan became a site of cybergovernmentality, where biopolitical security regimes disciplined and regulated populations. Analyzing online and off-line ethnography, Shakhsari provides an account of digital citizenship that raises questions about the internet's relationship to political engagement, militarism, and democracy.

目次

Acknowledgments vii Prologue xiii Introduction 1 1. Weblogistan and the Iranian Diaspora: Nation and Its Re-territorializations in Cyberspace 32 2. Civil Society (jaame'e-ye madani), Soccer, and Gendered Politics in Weblogistan: The 2005 Presidential Election 72 3. Whores, Homos, and Feminists: Weblogistan's Anti-modern Others 112 4. Weblogistan and Its Homosexual Problem 145 5. The War Machine, Neoliberal Homo OEconomicus, and the Experts 169 Coda. Revolutionary Ends: Weblogistan's Afterlife 195 Appendix 207 Notes 209 Works Cited 257 Index 277

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