Christopher Dietzel

Swiping into risk and reward: dating apps, digital leisure, and feminism in the uneven terrain of technological intimacy

Dating apps have become central to contemporary digital leisure, functioning as immersive environments where intimacy, pleasure, and safety are negotiated across digital and embodied contexts. Drawing on feminist theory, post-humanist perspectives, and narrative inquiry, this stu...

Negotiating consent, sexualized substance use, and digital platforms among two-spirit, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer men: Perceptions of Canadian service providers

The interplay of digital platforms and sexualized substance use has reshaped Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (2SGBTQ) men’s sociality and wellbeing. 2SGBTQ men use digital platforms and sexualized substances at unprecedented rates. The overall aim of this research was...