Open AccessBumble: Swipe Right for your Prince Charming
Author(s) -
Emma Grace Thom
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
iris journal of scholarship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2643-2633
DOI - 10.15695/iris.v1i0.4627
Subject(s) - swipe , agency (philosophy) , chose , class (philosophy) , literacy , computer science , psychology , sociology , political science , pedagogy , artificial intelligence , computer security , social science , law
With the prevalence of online dating at an all time high, the phrases "swipe right" or "swipe left" have become indicative of something much more than their intended purpose. I chose to analyze my own experience with Bumble as a part of a "new literacy practice" with the original intent to present my research as an assignment for class. This experiment quickly morphed into an investigation of my self-perception and of the power and agency, or lack thereof, in the application.