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The Webring

"Webrings" are link-based websites that concentrate on specific themes and serve as digital knowledge bases.

By function and circular structure, they often fulfill an educational purpose with a social focus.

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The webRing neology hints at Deleuze's theory of Writing as becoming-woman.

In this case, a girl blogger becomes an active agent within society.

By delaying or rejecting the fate, function and identity of a bride.

Instead, she chooses to commit to the internet.

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  1. @ck (2015). Women in Magazines: Images and Ridiculous Headlines.

  2. @girlhoodstudies (2023). Instagram.

  3. @rubyfruit2 (2012). INTERNET MISOGYNY: How Online Patriarchy operates.

  4. AestheticsWiki (2023). Light Pink.

  5. Alexandersson, A. and Kalonaityte, V. (2020). Girl bosses, punk poodles, and pink smoothies: Girlhood as Enterprising Femininity.

  6. All My Friends At Once (n.d.). When all of my friends are on at once.

  7. Anthology Rhizome (2016). NET ART ANTHOLOGY.

  8. Baczynski, H. (2016). UND Scholarly Commons Theses and Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, and Senior Projects Hyperfemininity As A Maladaptive Adherence To Feminine Norms: Cross-Validation Using The Personality Assessment Inventory And Personality Inventory For Dsm-5.

  9. Bîrlea, O.-M. (2021). ‘Cute Studies’. Kawaii (‘Cuteness’) – A New Research Field. Philobiblon.

  10. Botz-Bornstein, T. (2022). Kawaii, kenosis, Verwindung: A reading of kawaii through Vattimo’s philosophy of ‘weak thought’.

  11. Buffalo Zine (2022). Buffalo Zine.

  12. Christopherson (n.d.). The Power of Cute: Redefining Kawaii Culture as a Feminist Movement — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars — Carthage College.

  13. Chromatic Dreamers (2022). How To Be Kawaii, Inside And Out! (Tips For Every Race) ⋆ Chromatic Dreamers.

  14. Chu, C. (2015). Petra Collins’s Girls’ Room at Refinery29.

  15. Cohen, A. (2018). Tracey Emin’s ‘My Bed’ Ignored Society’s Expectations of Women.

  16. Cooper, D. (2020). Spotlight on … Tiqqun Preliminary Materials for a Theory of the Young-Girl (1999/2013) – DC’s.

  17. Craven, L. (2021). JAPAN: DOES KAWAII CULTURE INFANTILIZE WOMEN?

  18. D'Clark, R.S. (2016). Post-Internet Art – YEAR 2| RAYVENN SHALEIGHA D'CLARK| THEORETICAL.

  19. Dale, J. (2022). Cute Studies Bibliography.

  20. Famous, V. (2023). Clandestine Weddings & Maybelline Matte Mousse.

  21. Ferrao, C. (2009). Introduction to a Theory of the Young Girl.

  22. Filipovic, J. (2016). Blogging While Female: How Internet Misogyny Parallels. Yale Journal of Law & Feminism.

  23. Flaherty, E. (n.d.). Do 'Kawaii' Aesthetics Disempower Women?

  24. Forrest, B. and Osman, S. (2011). Modern Psychological Studies Hyperfeminity and body-related constructs.

  25. Freeman, N. (2017). Lost Memories Dot Net.

  26. GifCities (2023). GifCities.

  27. Giolo, G. and Berghman, M. (2023). The aesthetics of the self: The meaning-making of Internet aesthetics. First Monday.

  28. Girls of the Internet Museum (2014). GIM - Girls of the Internet Museum.

  29. Granot, E., Alejandro, T.B. and Russell, L.T.M. (2013). A socio-marketing Analysis of the Concept of Cute and Its Consumer Culture Implications. Journal of Consumer Culture.

  30. Haben, A. (2015). THE SACRED INSANITY OF A TEENAGE BEDROOM!

  31. Hardwick, E. (2011). Rookie» Pretty on the Outside.

  32. Harvey, B. (2021). Can Hyperfemininity Be Radical?

  33. Haughey, L. (2023). Facebook group sees women exchange notes on dates.

  34. Hirsch, A. (2016). NET ART ANTHOLOGY: Scandalishious.

  35. Just Seventeen (n.d.). Just Seventeen.

  36. Konstantinovskaia, N. (2017). Being Kawaii in Japan.

  37. Leipzig, M. der bildenden K. (2018). Virtual Normality.

  38. Malatino, H. (2011). Rhizomes: Issue 22: Hilary Malatino.

  39. Man, M. (2022). The presentation of self in everyday life online — Are.na.

  40. Man, M. (2023a). BreakUpGirl: meeting people online.

  41. Man, M. (2023b). FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT.

  42. Man, M. (2023c). girl — Are.na.

  43. Man, M. (2023d). Maya Man.

  44. Matar, R. (2015). Juxtapoz Magazine - Rania Matar ‘A Girl and Her Room’.

  45. McKelvie, M. and Gold, S.R. (1994). Hyperfemininity: Further Definition of the Construct. The Journal of Sex Research.

  46. Miller, L. and Stevens, C.S. (2021). From beautiful to cute. International Journal of Language and Culture.

  47. Minarsich, T. (2022). Girl-becomings: Girls Theorizing Girlhood through Visual Art, Theatre, and Digital Communications by Teresa Minarsich — Are.na.

  48. Mugomoka, K. (2021). Hollywood’s Demonization of Ultra-Femininity.

  49. Nast, C. (2021). Pinterest Just Banned All Weight-Loss Advertisements.

  50. Oelbaum, S. (2012). A Rebuttal to Nina Power’s Infuriating Review of Preliminary Materials For a Theory of the Young-Girl | HTMLGIANT.

  51. Onomatopee (2017). GIRLS’ ROOM - www.mandyroos.com.

  52. Pantelić, K. (2016). The Quintessential Found Object Art Pieces.

  53. Park, S. (2022). K-euty: How to become a perfect idol - Saera Park - UAL Graduate Showcase.

  54. Perez, A. (2017). Sexism and Culture: Japan’s Obsession With Kawaii - Savvy Tokyo.

  55. Phelps, K. (2019). Digital Vanguards: Tween Girls’ Online Performances and the Construction of Modern American Girlhoods - ProQuest.

  56. Planet Woo (2023). welcome to planet woo - Woo.

  57. Polyester Zine (2023). Chronically Online.

  58. Power, N. (2013). Nina Power: She’s just not that into you / Radical Philosophy.

  59. Reilly, C. (2022). Hyperfemininity Isn’t A Trend — It’s A Movement.

  60. Rhizome (2023). I am on the Internet IRL with Olivia Bradley-Skill.

  61. Ribeiro, D. (2021). Sexuality and Femininity: the Paradox of the Cultural-Aesthetical Kawaii Movement. Cadernos Pagu.

  62. Roos, M. (2017). The Girls’ Room | Onomatopee.

  63. Rose, M. (2018). Affirmation and affect: A sociological account of kawaii fashion communities.

  64. Rosefield, H. (2016). Web Safe 2k16: Hannah Rosefield.

  65. Seu, M. (2019). Cyberfeminism Index.

  66. Sherbert, B. (2022). Intimacy and the Machine: Slouching Towards Girlblogging.

  67. Sotce (2023). pretend this is a newsletter | sotce | Substack.

  68. The New York Times (2019). This Is What Girlhood Looks Like.

  69. VVVVVV (2022). VVVVVV: Links.

  70. Webb, C. (2018). Here’s What it Takes to Create a Feminist Internet.

  71. Webb, P.R. (2022). Narratives of Self in Networked Communications — Are.na.

  72. Westerhof, S. (2019). How to be Kawaii in the 21st century?

  73. Wiley, S.B.C. and Wise, J.M. (2018). Guattari, Deleuze, and Cultural Studies. Cultural Studies.

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