{"id":159,"date":"2010-11-09T12:28:21","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T20:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/511tobin\/?p=159"},"modified":"2010-11-09T12:28:40","modified_gmt":"2010-11-09T20:28:40","slug":"159","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/511tobin\/2010\/11\/09\/159\/","title":{"rendered":"New Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>&#8220;Activity for \u201cWhither Psychoanalysis in Computer Culture?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Turkle suggests that \u201cin cyberspace, identity is fluid and multiple, a signifier no longer clearly points to a thing that is signified and understanding is less likely to proceed through analysis than by navigation through virtual space\u201d (p. 24). She acknowledges that Freudian ideas about a unified identity have fallen out of favour, and contemporary psychoanalytic research is focusing on what Freudian theory overlooked: the multiplicity of identity. The multiple, distributed selves we create in cyberspace reflect this shift and offer new ways of thinking about identity.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We would like to invite you to show us another version of yourself. Have a look at the little Xtranormal movie on our blog in which Sheila becomes Hilary Clinton and Brianne becomes Sarah Palin for a few minutes. Then go to Xtranormal.com, create a movie using a different version of yourself and post the link here (please press &#8220;reply&#8221;&#8211;do not create a new post).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We look forward to meeting a new version of you!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"height=390&amp;width=480&amp;file=http:\/\/newvideos.xtranormal.com\/web_final_lo\/e03a54e8-e89c-11df-a736-003048d69c21_9.mp4&amp;image=http:\/\/newvideos.xtranormal.com\/web_final_lo\/e03a54e8-e89c-11df-a736-003048d69c21_9.jpg&amp;link=http:\/\/www.xtranormal.com\/watch\/7568287&amp;searchbar=false&amp;autostart=false\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.xtranormal.com\/site_media\/players\/jwplayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xtranormal.com\/site_media\/players\/jwplayer.swf\" flashvars=\"height=390&amp;width=480&amp;file=http:\/\/newvideos.xtranormal.com\/web_final_lo\/e03a54e8-e89c-11df-a736-003048d69c21_9.mp4&amp;image=http:\/\/newvideos.xtranormal.com\/web_final_lo\/e03a54e8-e89c-11df-a736-003048d69c21_9.jpg&amp;link=http:\/\/www.xtranormal.com\/watch\/7568287&amp;searchbar=false&amp;autostart=false\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.xtranormal.com\/site_media\/players\/embedded-xnl-stats.swf\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xtranormal.com\/site_media\/players\/embedded-xnl-stats.swf\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Activity for \u201cWhither Psychoanalysis in Computer Culture?\u201d Turkle suggests that \u201cin cyberspace, identity is fluid and multiple, a signifier no longer clearly points to a thing that is signified and understanding is less likely to proceed through analysis than by navigation through virtual space\u201d (p. 24). 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