Read
Kendell, Lori (2000) “OH NO! I’M A NERD!”: Hegemonic Masculinity on an Online Forum. Gender & Society 14 (2). (pp. 256-274)
and
Thiel, Shayla Marie(2005) “IM me” Identity Construction and Gender negotiation in the World of Adolescent Girls and Instant Messaging. In Girl Wide Web, editor Mazzarella Sharon. Peter Lang. (pp. 179-203)
Bring notes on:
What is studied?
How is it gender, not sex?
What theories do they use?