Coming of Age in Second Life : : An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human / / Tom Boellstorff.
Millions of people around the world today spend portions of their lives in online virtual worlds. Second Life is one of the largest of these virtual worlds. The residents of Second Life create communities, buy property and build homes, go to concerts, meet in bars, attend weddings and religious serv...
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| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface to the New Paperback Edition
- Acknowledgments
- PART I: Setting the Virtual Stage
- Chapter 1. The Subject and Scope of This Inquiry
- Chapter 2. History
- Chapter 3. Method
- Part II: Culture in a Virtual World
- Chapter 4. Place and Time
- Chapter 5. Personhood
- Chapter 6. Intimacy
- Chapter 7. Community
- Part III: The Age of Techne
- Chapter 8. Political Economy
- Chapter 9. The Virtual
- Glossary
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index