British Bisexuality: A Snapshot of Bisexual Representations and Identities in the United Kingdom Export

@article{citeulike:4636652, abstract = {This article summarizes the state of bisexuality in the United Kingdom today. First the authors provide an overview of the United Kingdom Bisexual Conference (BiCon) and the studies conducted at the Conference by the Bisexual Research Group in the summer of 2004. Then they provide an in-depth examination of the representations of bisexuality in the British media to give a picture of the prevailing context in which U.K. bisexuals live. Following this they present the results of the two pieces of research: a survey questionnaire and a focus group discussion. The purpose of this research was to produce a report by and for the U.K. bisexual community on the kind of people who attend this BiCon and their understandings and experiences of bisexuality. Specifically they focus on who constitutes the active bisexual community, how they identify themselves, and what bisexuality means to them in relation to the dominant societal perceptions of bisexuality exemplified in the mainstream media. The authors conclude with some reflections on the U.K. bisexual dcommunity today and the possibilities and pitfalls in embarking on such research in this area.}, author = {Barker, Meg and Bowes-Catton, Helen and Iantaffi, Alessandra and Cassidy, Angela and Brewer, Laurence}, citeulike-article-id = {4636652}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299710802143026}, doi = {10.1080/15299710802143026}, journal = {Journal of Bisexuality}, keywords = {bisexuality, critical, orientation, review, sexual}, number = {1}, pages = {141--162}, posted-at = {2009-05-26 16:43:38}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {British Bisexuality: A Snapshot of Bisexual Representations and Identities in the United Kingdom}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299710802143026}, volume = {8}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4636652 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4636652 N2 - This article summarizes the state of bisexuality in the United Kingdom today. First the authors provide an overview of the United Kingdom Bisexual Conference (BiCon) and the studies conducted at the Conference by the Bisexual Research Group in the summer of 2004. Then they provide an in-depth examination of the representations of bisexuality in the British media to give a picture of the prevailing context in which U.K. bisexuals live. Following this they present the results of the two pieces of research: a survey questionnaire and a focus group discussion. The purpose of this research was to produce a report by and for the U.K. bisexual community on the kind of people who attend this BiCon and their understandings and experiences of bisexuality. Specifically they focus on who constitutes the active bisexual community, how they identify themselves, and what bisexuality means to them in relation to the dominant societal perceptions of bisexuality exemplified in the mainstream media. The authors conclude with some reflections on the U.K. bisexual dcommunity today and the possibilities and pitfalls in embarking on such research in this area. IS - 1 JF - Journal of Bisexuality EP - 162 TI - British Bisexuality: A Snapshot of Bisexual Representations and Identities in the United Kingdom PB - Routledge VL - 8 SP - 141 KW - bisexuality KW - critical KW - orientation KW - review KW - sexual AU - Barker, Meg AU - Bowes-Catton, Helen AU - Iantaffi, Alessandra AU - Cassidy, Angela AU - Brewer, Laurence PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299710802143026 ER -