Ben, Thanks for the links. If you want to check the original (and to my knowledge) most complete formulation of spaces of liminality (in RL, not virtual space, though), check out: Turner, V. (1977). The ritual process: Structure and anti-structure. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. Joao PhD Student / MIT Sloan At 02:33 PM 4/3/2002 +0100, you wrote:
I like the idea of virtual spaces offering a liminal space for people and communities. Calls to mind
1/ John Daniel's paper on Reframing the Experience of AIDS: marginalisation, liminality and beyond - http://www.bendavidson.co.uk/professional_pages/publications/books/estrife/c hapter_abstracts/23.htm
and
2/ Caroline Bennett's dissertation on the ability of Computer Mediated Communication to facilitate self-discovery, where clients find other forms of (face to face) counselling/support unhelpful or disagreeable - http://www.hotkey.net.au/%7Ecarolineb
Ben
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joao Vieira da Cunha" <jvc@MIT.EDU> To: <air-l@aoir.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [Air-l] "Death" of a website
2) The literature on anthropology. In my own research, I have found that virtual spaces tend to provide 'liminal' spaces where people can carry rituals and activities that they would not be willing or able to in RL.
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