Pro-anorexia content on Usenet
Hi — I'm doing research on pro-anorexia content on Usenet and the early Internet more generally. Has anyone here written on this? KD Sent via Superhuman ( https://sprh.mn/?vip=defaultefriend@gmail.com )
Not on Usenet specifically, but there is a chapter in my forthcoming book<https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/post-weird/9781978840164/> <https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/post-weird/9781978840164/> (due out Nov. 11) on pro-anorexia communities. Calum Calum L. Matheson Chair and Associate Professor Department of Communication University of Pittsburgh Faculty, Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Institute https://pitt.zoom.us/my/calum.matheson ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of default friend via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2025 4:31 PM To: danah boyd <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: [Air-L] Pro-anorexia content on Usenet Hi — I'm doing research on pro-anorexia content on Usenet and the early Internet more generally. Has anyone here written on this? KD Sent via Superhuman ( https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsprh.mn%2F%3Fvip%3Ddefaultefriend%40gmail.com&data=05%7C02%7Cmatheson%40pitt.edu%7Cacedd55255d24918892c08de083d0a84%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C638957255422404711%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rasJ2UIFRGzRF3npsrjDeawDeen0JjB8nnHDKHUh0%2Fc%3D&reserved=0<https://sprh.mn/?vip=defaultefriend@gmail.com> ) _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faoir.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmatheson%40pitt.edu%7Cacedd55255d24918892c08de083d0a84%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C638957255422438908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=r%2FlH7jiLHeZfzvx7HSAQnBCf8IV9ODJyZvl38DBp3G4%3D&reserved=0<http://aoir.org/> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flistserv.aoir.org%2Flistinfo.cgi%2Fair-l-aoir.org&data=05%7C02%7Cmatheson%40pitt.edu%7Cacedd55255d24918892c08de083d0a84%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C638957255422465029%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oHT6UakBqZtR6zUkZ1aUtVXELLG4UGFfv%2Bntj0prfsw%3D&reserved=0<http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aoir.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmatheson%40pitt.edu%7Cacedd55255d24918892c08de083d0a84%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C638957255422487839%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=CjQeD3nRPYilbfFZ0J2ZJxtCmbJIyW7XNvzZSZse6rI%3D&reserved=0<http://www.aoir.org/>
Hi, see if it’s of interest to you. 1. Sofia Castro, T.; José Osório, A.. ""I love my bones!" - Self-harm and dangerous eating youth behaviours in Portuguese written blogs". *Young Consumers* 14 4 (2013): 321-330. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84993012759&partnerID=MN8... . Published • 10.1108/YC-03-2013-00351 2. Castro, T.S.; Osório, A.. "Online violence: Not beautiful enough... not thin enough. Anorectic testimonials in the web". *PsychNology Journal* 10 3 (2012): 169-186. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84874674658&partnerID=MN8... . Open access • Published Com os melhores cumprimentos, Best regards, [image: Universidade Lusófona] <https://www.ulusofona.pt//?utm_source=assinatura-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=assinatura-lusofona> [image: F] <https://www.facebook.com/ulporto> [image: TW] <https://twitter.com/ulusofonaporto> [image: IN] <https://www.linkedin.com/school/universidade-lusofona-do-porto/?originalSubdomain=br> [image: INS] <https://www.instagram.com/ulporto/> ------------------------------ [image: Lusófona Verde] <https://www.ulusofona.pt/lusofona-verde?utm_source=assinatura-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=assinatura-lusofona> *Teresa Sofia Castro* Professora Auxiliar e Investigadora Integrada no CICANT | Assistant professor and Integrated Researcher at CICANT teresa.sofia.castro@ulusofona.pt <email@ulusofona.pt> Ciência Vitae <https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/9411-0714-B60E> |ORCID <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7148-9443> ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Teresa_Castro2> ------------------------------ *Centro Universitário do Porto* Rua Augusto Rosa, nº24 4000-098 Porto - Portugal www.ulusofona.pt Pi: i-Tech Families: empowering parents and children for a digital future (DOI 10.54499/2022.00105.CEECIND/CP1760/CT0001 <https://sciproj.ptcris.pt/8375EEC>) Co-Pi: YouNDigital - Youth News and Digital Citizenship ( <https://doi.org/10.54499/PTDC/COM-OUT/0243/2021>DOI 10.54499/PTDC/COM-OUT/0243/2021) <https://doi.org/10.54499/PTDC/COM-OUT/0243/2021> website <https://youndigital.com/> | Reports <https://youndigital.com/index.php/disseminacao/> | Newsroom <https://app.youndigital.pt/> I Webinars <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU65SY14A7f5lmWm2ftFLGlO-MiOFkoYp> *Reading suggestions:* Nada, C. (Coord.), Simão, A. M. V., Monteiro, A., Lázaro, C., Magalhães, C., Ponte, C., Patrão, I., Brites, M. J., Lucas, M., Ferreira, P., Pereira, S., Silva, S. M., Seixas, S., & *Castro, T. S*. (2025). Recomendações para a promoção do bem-estar digital nas escolas <https://projetos.dge.mec.pt/doc/Recomendacoes_para_a_Promocao_do_Bem_Estar_Digital_nas_Escolas.pdf>. Direção-Geral da Educação. Castro, T. S., Carvalho, M. J. L., Brites, M. J. (2024). VAMOS FALAR SOBRE ÉTICA NA INVESTIGAÇÃO COM CRIANÇAS E JOVENS, Aquilo que ninguém partilhou online… até agora. <https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/publications/books/1453-lets-talk-about-et> Edições Lusófonas. 978-989-757-298-2 https://doi.org/10.60543/4rj5-6634 Brites, M., Castro, T.,S. & Contreras-Pulido, P. (2024). Perspetivas dos jovens sobre o mundo que os rodeia e contextos de cidadania digital. <https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-5462_45_1_0.1> Media & Jornalismo, 24(45), e4500. https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-5462_45_1_0 Brites, M., Castro, T., Müller, M., & Maneta, M. (2024). Young People Learning About Algorithms: Five Profiles Spanning From Ineptitude to Enchantment. Media and Communication, 12. doi: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.8272 On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 at 21:48, default friend via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Hi —
I'm doing research on pro-anorexia content on Usenet and the early Internet more generally. Has anyone here written on this?
KD
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Ciao, One of the earliest studies on this topic is: Murero & Rice (2005), Internet and Health Care: Theory , Research and Practice (Routledge), particularly in Kral’s chapter, “Communities for Mutual Help: Fears, Fictions, and Facts.” You’ll find early empirical work on “hungring-online forum. If you would like a research copy, feel free to email me. Ciao, Monica Murero —— Prof. Monica Murero Dept of Excellence in Social Sciences University Federico II Italy Connect with monica on LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/8ZcY6 monica.murero AT unina.it +390812535878
Il giorno 10.10.2025, alle ore 22:47, default friend via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> ha scritto: Hi —
I'm doing research on pro-anorexia content on Usenet and the early Internet more generally. Has anyone here written on this?
I still do work in this space. One of my earliest papers was this one from 2017: Branley DB, Covey J. Pro-ana versus Pro-recovery: A Content Analytic Comparison of Social Media Users' Communication about Eating Disorders on Twitter and Tumblr. Front Psychol. 2017 Aug 11;8:1356. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01356. PMID: 28848472; PMCID: PMC5554530. Always happy to chat about shared research interests! Best, Dawn Dr Dawn Branley-Bell Associate Professor of Cyberpsychology Director: Psychology & Communication Technology (PaCT) Lab, www.pactlab.co.uk<http://www.pactlab.co.uk/> Co-I: Centre for Citizen-Centred AI (CCAI) / Former Chair: BPS Cyberpsychology Section ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Prof. Murero Monica via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2025 3:41 pm To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Pro-anorexia content on internet/Usenet CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the University. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe. Ciao, One of the earliest studies on this topic is: Murero & Rice (2005), Internet and Health Care: Theory , Research and Practice (Routledge), particularly in Kral’s chapter, “Communities for Mutual Help: Fears, Fictions, and Facts.” You’ll find early empirical work on “hungring-online forum. If you would like a research copy, feel free to email me. Ciao, Monica Murero —— Prof. Monica Murero Dept of Excellence in Social Sciences University Federico II Italy Connect with monica on LinkedIn: https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshorturl.at%2F8ZcY6&data=05%7C02%7Cdawn.branley-bell%40northumbria.ac.uk%7C0d8f071ebe344c872a7508de08d43d80%7Ce757cfdd1f354457af8f7c9c6b1437e3%7C0%7C0%7C638957904818840418%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vgo2E8Gp%2BUNBEIF8P0hvlpk1%2F0zInrtnrz0E7g8%2FBIk%3D&reserved=0<https://shorturl.at/8ZcY6> monica.murero AT unina.it +390812535878
Il giorno 10.10.2025, alle ore 22:47, default friend via Air-L <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> ha scritto: Hi —
I'm doing research on pro-anorexia content on Usenet and the early Internet more generally. Has anyone here written on this?
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Hi KD, You will find relevant content in this book by Gemma Cobb which is probably already on your radar: : Negotiating Thinness Online: The Cultural Politics of Pro-anorexia <https://www.routledge.com/Negotiating-Thinness-Online-The-Cultural-Politics-of-Pro-anorexia/Cobb/p/book/9781032175454?srsltid=AfmBOopD6NbodqTxk_LxITRDNGcr_nLrT5KgSFeHIlF8CnRzGu6kHI60> . All best wishes, Eleftheria On Fri, 10 Oct 2025 at 21:44, default friend via Air-L < air-l@listserv.aoir.org> wrote:
Hi —
I'm doing research on pro-anorexia content on Usenet and the early Internet more generally. Has anyone here written on this?
KD
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Prof. Murero Monica -
Teresa Castro