{"product_id":"9781839765353","title":"Girl Online: A User Guide","description":"Author: Walsh, Joanna\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839765353\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Aug 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unwritten contract of the internet, that a user is what is used, extends from the well-examined issue of data privacy and consent to the very selves women are encouraged to create in order to appear. Invited to self-construct as 'girls online', vloggers, bloggers and influencers sign a devil's bargain- a platform on the condition they commodify themselves, eternally youthful, cute and responsibility-free, hiding offline domestic, professional and emotional labour while paying for their online presence with 'accounts' of personal 'experience'.\u003cbr\u003eThis arresting personal narrative disguises the truth of a women negotiating the (cyber)space between her identities as girl, mother, writer, and commodified online persona. Written in a plethora of the online styles, from programming language to the blog\/diary, from tweets to lyric prose, \u003ci\u003eGirl Online\u003c\/i\u003e takes in selfies, social media, celebrity and Cyberfeminism. It is an (anti) user manifesto, exploding the terms and conditions of appearing online under the sign of 'girl'. A profound and moving philosophical investigation into the online experience of women as everyday users, it asks, is the personal internet a trap, or can it also be an opportunity for survival, and resistance?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46631841235102,"sku":"UBD-9781839765353","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839765353.jpg?v=1774309955","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839765353","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}