Fayika Farhat Nova, Md. Rashidujjaman Rifat, Pratyasha Saha, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed et al.
Prior research on anonymous social media (ASM) has studied the issue of sexual harassment and has revealed its connections to stereotyping, aggression, interpersonal relationships, and mental health among others [16, 24, 60]. However, the characteristics of such harassment in the context of low and ...
Fayika Farhat Nova, Md. Rashidujjaman Rifat, Pratyasha Saha, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed et al.
This paper presents the findings on the use of Anonymous Social Media (ASM) in Bangladesh based on an anonymous online survey of 291 participants and semi-structured interviews with 27 participants. Our study shows a wide prevalence of sexual harassment on anonymous social networks in Bangladesh, th...
Fayika Farhat Nova, Michael Ann DeVito, Pratyasha Saha, Kazi Shohanur Rashid et al.
There is a growing scholarly recognition of the experiences and diversity of gender and sexual orientations beyond hetero-normative identities [4, 6] in research; however, they ultimately categorize gender and sexuality through a strictly Western lens [1, 4]. This paper tries to add to this conversa...
Fayika Farhat Nova, Pratyasha Saha, Md. Shafiur Raihan Shafi, Shion Guha
This study explores the notions of sharing public harassment experiences on social media and the associated construction of online social support and justice, based on an anonymous survey (n=340) and semi-structured interviews (n=10) in Bangladesh. Our initial findings show the wider prevalence of p...
Fayika Farhat Nova, Michael Ann DeVito, Pratyasha Saha, Kazi Shohanur Rashid et al.
Social interaction across multiple online platforms is a challenge for gender and sexual minorities (GSM) due to the stigmatization they face, which increases the complexity of their self-presentation decisions. These online interactions and identity disclosures can be more complicated for GSM in no...
Fayika Farhat Nova, Pratyasha Saha, Shion Guha
This note explores how various technology-mediated negative experiences and safety concerns of non-Western LGBTQ+ users, particularly from Bangladesh, hinder their continuing online interactions and self-presentation practices. Based on face-to-face and Skype semi-structured interviews (n=31), our i...
Fayika Farhat Nova, Michael Ann DeVito, Pratyasha Saha, Kazi Shohanur Rashid et al.
Social interaction across multiple online platforms is a challenge for gender and sexual minorities (GSM) due to the stigmatization they face, which increases the complexity of their self-presentation decisions. These online interactions and identity disclosures can be more complicated for GSM in no...