Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet by Sherry Turkle

Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet Sherry Turkle ebook
ISBN: 9781439127117
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Page: 352
Format: pdf

Dec 2, 2012 - In Life on the Screen, Sherry Turkle states: “From my earliest effort to construct an online persona, it occurred to me that being a virtual man might be more comfortable than being a virtual woman” (Turkle 210). May 30, 2013 - She is also the author of “Simulation and Its Discontents” (2009) and “Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet” (1995), among other books, edited collections, chapters, and articles. Jun 18, 2012 - I came of age on the Swedish Internet forum Skunk, a communal platform where you presented yourself in form of a profile with a front page, thumbnail image and diary, under the screen name of your choice. Many years ago, back in the early days of the internet, online communities had a different look and feel. In Life on the Screen, clinical psychologist and Sociology professor Sherry Turkle examines the psychology of online life, with particular focus on identity and self, and the possible therapeutical effects of virtual presentations of self. Jun 3, 2013 - In today's world the influence of virtual reality to everyday life is undeniable – that's why it's more and more often called, in Zizek terms, “reality of the virtual”. Oct 5, 2010 - Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet. Identity in the Age of the Internet by Sherry Turkle. The video clip above demonstrates the trend in chat rooms to immediately ask “asl” or “age, sex, location” before any conversation begins. Feb 6, 2010 - Life on the Screen. Jul 31, 2008 - This takes place against a media background of frequent warnings issued to the public regarding the dangers of the 'bogus' identities within internet social spaces that are either preying upon our children or turning confidence tricks to part us with our money. May 29, 2009 - I began reading these books at a time in my life where I was hungry to understand social interaction, yet at the same time seeking to hide from it. (1996) Life on the screen: identity in the age of the Internet London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Electric Rhetoric: Classical Rhetoric, Oralism, and a New Literacy. Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet. When I thought about gender” (Turkle 211). (1995) Life on the Screen: Identity in the Age of the Internet New York: Simon and Schuster. Much more prevalent, however, is the everyday TURKLE, S.