Author ORCID Identifier

Weare - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-1455

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2015

Publication Title

The Northwest Journal of Communication

Volume

43

Issue

1

First Page

23

Last Page

52

Abstract

Pro–eating disorder (ED) scholarship in the ield of new media studies largely consists of text, discourse, and theoretical analyses. far fewer studies involve audience work with women in eating disorder subcultures online to cross-reference scholarly analyses with the women’s own experiences. Using a foucauldian theoretical framework, this study provides data from in-depth interviews with 10 practicing-ED bloggers on how they felt silenced by the media deadlock of the thin ideal and sought vocal expression online. The indings call for an expansion of scholarly discourse beyond catch-all “pro-ED” terminology to better capture women’s experiences with online identity formation. Additionally, considering blogging’s revival with women’s lifestyle blogs, it is vital to understand online ED subcultures’ foundations in the blogosphere to better position future research addressing online female identity in emerging social media.

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