ISBN:
9783030916848
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (XXI, 192 Seiten)
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Series Statement:
Palgrave studies in the future of humanity and its successors
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bassett, Debra J. The creation and inheritance of digital afterlives
DDC:
302.231
Keywords:
Death
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Contextualising Digital Afterlives -- But We've Always Remembered the Dead, Haven't We? -- Clarifying the Taxonomy -- The Internet as a Site for Memorialisation -- Digital Immortality and the Fourth Path -- Discussing Death: From Taboo to Cyber Space -- The Lived Experience of Dying -- The Nitty Gritty -- The Radio Host and the Tweet -- Exploring Digital Afterlives: An Overview of the Chapters -- References -- Chapter 2: The Service Providers: Both Intentional and Accidental -- It's Personal: The Motivations of the SPs -- Intentional Digital Afterlife Platforms -- Messages from The Dead: One-Way Digital Afterlife Platforms -- The Reanimation of the Dead: Two-Way Digital Afterlife Service Providers -- Accidental Digital Afterlife Platforms -- References -- Chapter 3: A Philosophical Detour -- The Digital Resurrection of the Dead and Socially Active Digital Zombies -- The Changing Landscape of the Uncanny Valley -- Real or Virtual? -- Where the Digital Dead Reside -- A Digital Nachlass -- References -- Chapter 4: From Digital Footprints to the Ultimate Selfie: The Experiences and Motivations of Digital Creators -- Research Lurking: The Public/Private Dichotomy of Social Media Platforms -- Digital Scholarship and Digital Sociology -- The Motivations of Digital Creators -- Benevolence -- Therapy -- Continuing Bonds -- Technophilia -- The Quest for Digital Immortality -- References -- Chapter 5: Why Do Digital Afterlives Matter? The Experiences and Motivations of Digital Inheritors -- Collecting Data: Using Skype, the Why and How -- Conducting Qualitative Research with the Bereaved -- Introducing the DI Participants -- The Link Between Access and Control -- The Voices of the Dead.
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-916848
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