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Subversion, Sexuality and the Virtual Self

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Jude Elund

    1. Edith Cowan University, Australia

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Jude Elund
    Pages 1-15

  3. Embodiment, Virtual Experience and the Body: Possibilities for Subversion?

    • Jude Elund
    Pages 16-38

  4. Tourism: Island Utopias in the Virtual Sun

    • Jude Elund
    Pages 39-60

  5. Intersections in Space, Nature and Mythology

    • Jude Elund
    Pages 61-82

  6. Masculinity, Mass Consumerism and Subversive Sex

    • Jude Elund
    Pages 83-106

  7. The Female Body in Virtual Space

    • Jude Elund
    Pages 107-131

  8. Subverting Gender

    • Jude Elund
    Pages 132-156

  9. Conclusion

    • Jude Elund
    Pages 157-162

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 163-178
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The text analyses identities within virtual on-screen environments. Investigating regions in Second Life, it explores topical issues of the body in virtual space, nature and mythology in virtual environments, and the key arguments surrounding normative and subversive representations of gender, sexuality and subversion in screen-based environments.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Edith Cowan University, Australia

    Jude Elund

About the author

Jude Elund is Lecturer at Edith Cowan University, Australia, lecturing in New Media, Communication, Public Relations and Cultural Studies. Her specialisms include the social uses of technology as well as its political, philosophical and cultural implications, while her current projects include the investigation of subversive spaces and digital screen culture.

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