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NSFW: sex, humor, and risk in social media (2019)
Book
Paasonen, S., Jarrett, K., & Light, B. (2019). NSFW: sex, humor, and risk in social media. Boston, MA: MIT Press

An exploration of how and why social media content is tagged as “not safe for work” and an argument against conflating sexual content with risk. The hashtag #NSFW (not safe for work) acts as both a warning and an invitation. NSFW tells users, “We... Read More about NSFW: sex, humor, and risk in social media.

The dick pic : harassment, curation, and desire (2019)
Journal Article
Paasonen, S., Light, B., & Jarrett, K. (2019). The dick pic : harassment, curation, and desire. Social Media + Society, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305119826126

The combined rise of digital photography and social media has expanded what might be considered photo worthy. Among the pouting selfies and food stuffs of the day exists the ubiquitous dick pic. The mainstream media generally focuses on dick pics of... Read More about The dick pic : harassment, curation, and desire.