young men, masculinity and social media

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YOUNG MEN,
MASCULINITY AND
SOCIAL MEDIA:
A BILINGUAL COLLOQUIUM
Friday, February 5th, 2016
14:00-16:00, H-1120
‘Nous les gars’: Les adolescent masculins et l’intimité sur Youtube
Claire Balleys, Chercheure postdoctorale, Observatoire jeunes et société,
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Comment les garçons problématisent-ils les questions liées à l’intimité, quelle soit corporelle
(puberté, pilosité, masturbation) ou relationnelle (sentimentalité, couple, amitié), à travers des
vidéocasts humoristiques postés sur Youtube ? Claire Balleys va présenter dans cette intervention
les premiers résultats d’une recherche postdoctorale en cours, sur la socialisation masculine et la
gestion de l’intimité à l’adolescence.
Social Expectations and Methodological Deliberations: Gender,
Sexuality and Twitter in the Lives of Adolescent Male Ice Hockey
Players
Cheryl MacDonald, Doctoral Candidate, Social and Cultural Analysis,
Concordia University
The presentation will outline the results of a content analysis of the Twitter accounts of adolescent
male ice hockey players in Canada while looking specifically at how gender and sexuality are situated
within their self-presentations and interactions. The methodological challenges associated with nonobtrusive research on social media platforms will also be discussed in the context of a constantly
changing and developing digital culture.
Discussant: Marc Lafrance, Associate Professor of Sociology,
Concordia University
Open to members of the public. No registration required. The event will take place in both French
and English. For further information, please contact: [email protected].