Rape and the Memex
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Johnson, Laurie. 2008. "Rape and the Memex." Refractory: a journal of entertainment media. 13.
| Article Title | Rape and the Memex |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 35353 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | |
| Author | Johnson, Laurie |
| Journal Title | Refractory: a journal of entertainment media |
| Journal Citation | 13 |
| Number of Pages | 20 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
| ISSN | 1447-4905 |
| Web Address (URL) | http://blogs.arts.unimelb.edu.au/refractory/2008/05/22/rape-and-the-memex-laurence-johnson/ |
| Abstract | This essay tracks conflicting messages of embodiment and symbolic exchange in the infamous “Mr. Bungle” affair in which a chatroom avatar was forcibly removed from the participant’s control. I argue that many scholarly treatments recapitulate a binary of real and virtual space in order to evaluate the event according to broader social norms, rather than attending to its specific material context. A discussion of the history of the internet and Vannevar Bush’s ‘memex’ authorises a more nuanced reading of the metaphor of rape in terms of systematised memory and narrativity. |
| Keywords | internet, cyberspace, cyber rape, bungle affair, Julian Dibbell, Vannevar Bush, memex, narrative |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 460806. Human-computer interaction |
| 500310. Phenomenology | |
| 500103. Ethical use of new technology | |
| 470203. Consumption and everyday life | |
| Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
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