Panel: RELIGION, ALGORITHMS, AND INEQUALITIES OF VISIBILITY



482.1 - PRIESTS ONLINE - AN EXPLORATORY TYPOLOGY IN A GENDER PERSPECTIVE

AUTHORS:
Giorgi A. (University of Bergamo ~ Bergamo ~ Italy)
Text:
Drawing on research in digital religion and gender studies, this paper examines how Catholic priests operate as religious micro-celebrities within algorithmically mediated environments. Through a qualitative analysis of social media content, it proposes an exploratory typology of online clerical figures based on communicative styles and forms of discursive boundary-work. Particular attention is paid to the performance and negotiation of clerical masculinity and to the gendered dimensions through which religious authority is reconfigured in platformised public spheres.