Cybertypes : race, ethnicity, and identity on the Internet

Title

Cybertypes : race, ethnicity, and identity on the Internet

Subject

Social life Racism Race relations Race discrimination *** Internet

Description

Cyberspace entices us with the promise of an online utopia--a web of fluid identities and infinite possibilities. When we look for signs of freedom online--anywhere from chat room conversations to cyberpunk fiction--we are almost inevitably urged toward "liberation" from our bodies and their "restrictive" attributes like race, gender, and age. But cyberculture critic Lisa Nakamura insists that the Internet is a place where race matters.

Creator

Nakamura, Lisa

Publisher

Routledge

Date

2002

Type

HT1523 .N35

Identifier

2003.500.4470

Collection