Have I become what I beheld? : identity enactments as the hidden Other in a virtual world

My study explores the enactments of adolescents who took on an avatar depicting a member of a marginalised group or a hidden Other in a three-dimensional virtual environment known as Second Life. I chose to examine people with disabilities as a case of the hidden Other in acknowledgement of extant s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rappa, Natasha Anne
Other Authors: Davies, Julia. A.
Published: University of Sheffield 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.643641