Coming of age in Second Life : an anthropologist explores the virtually human / Tom Boellstorff.
| Author/creator | Boellstorff, Tom, 1969- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 316 p.). |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?ANTH;1677137 |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. I: Setting the virtual stage --The subject and scope of this inquiry -- History -- Method -- pt. II: Culture in a virtual world -- Place and time -- Personhood -- Intimacy -- Community -- pt. III: The age of techne -- Political economy -- The virtual. |
| Review | "Tom Boellstorff conducted more than two years of fieldwork in Second Life, living among and observing its residents in the same way anthropologists traditionally have done to learn about cultures and social groups in the so-called real world. He applied the methods of anthropology to study many facets of this new frontier of human life, including issues of gender, race, sex, money, conflict and antisocial behavior, the construction of place and time, and the interplay of self and group."-- Original book jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-301) and index. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |