{"id":628,"date":"2023-10-30T11:47:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T11:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/inclusive-society\/?page_id=628"},"modified":"2024-07-24T10:15:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T10:15:47","slug":"digital-sex-digital-self-digital-cultures-cultural-variability-amongst-dating-apps-used-by-queer-masculinities-and-iterations-of-non-normative-identity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub.salford.ac.uk\/inclusive-society\/phd-opportunities\/current-and-recent-post-graduate-research\/digital-sex-digital-self-digital-cultures-cultural-variability-amongst-dating-apps-used-by-queer-masculinities-and-iterations-of-non-normative-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Sex, Digital Self, Digital Cultures: Cultural Variability Amongst Dating Apps used by Queer Masculinities and Iterations of Non-Normative Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>John<\/strong>, <strong>supervised by <a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1169307\/ben-light\">Professor Ben Light<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1176924\/lisa-garwood-cross\">Dr. Lisa Garwood-Cross<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This thesis is an interdisciplinary study of sociology and humanities, analysing queer masculinities\u2019 use of dating apps. 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