(Un)Gendered Experiences in the Virtual Space: Continuities between the Physical and Digital

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Indrani Mukherjee (Ethics officer of Indian Anthropological Association (IAA), India) Subhadra Mitra Channa (New Delhi, India)

(Un)Gendered Experiences in the Virtual Space

Continuities between the Physical and Digital

Indrani Mukherjee (Ethics officer of Indian Anthropological Association (IAA), India), Subhadra Mitra Channa (New Delhi, India)

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Routledge India
22 September 2025

Regional studies; Gender studies, gender groups; Sociology; Anthropology

This book critically examines the ever-evolving relationship between gender, identity and technology, investigating how identity is shaped, expressed, and contested within virtual environments.

It brings together empirical essays from various geographies including Israel, Italy, South Africa, Spain, Brazil, and India, to explore how gender constructs, religiosity, social support structures, ethical discourses, biases and toxicity weave into the digital fabric. While the digital space can build community and open up liberating possibilities, it also retains echoes of real-world social and gender dynamics. The absence of the physical body does not shield virtual spaces from deeply entrenched socio-cultural and political contexts. Through an exploration of different virtual platforms and digital apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Tinder among others, the book invites readers to contemplate the boundless possibilities and pressing challenges that arise when gendered experiences converge with the infinite expanse of the virtual space(s). The chapters in this volume offer great analytical insights into these dynamics supported by well-surmised theoretical and methodological backdrops.

The book will be of interest to practitioners of social sciences, especially those interested in issues of gender and identity politics as well as research in the digital or virtual space. It will also be a valuable resource for students and researchers of anthropology and sociology.

Edited by: Indrani Mukherjee (Ethics officer of Indian Anthropological Association (IAA) India), Subhadra Mitra Channa (New Delhi, India)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781041121718
ISBN 10: 1041121717
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 22 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Indrani Mukherjee is a socio-cultural anthropologist. She is Ethics Officer of the Indian Anthropological Association (IAA); Editor, IAA Newsletter; and Chair, IUAES Commission on Anthropology, Public Policy and Development Practice. Subhadra Mitra Channa is Professor of Anthropology (Retd.), Delhi University, India and is Co-Editor of Reviews in Anthropology. Her research interests include gender, cosmology, inequality and marginalisation, identity and urban studies.