3. Suffering, the Self, and Narrative Freedom in Blogs of the Terminally Ill

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction: From Digital Self to Digital Soul 1
4. 1. News Coverage of Digital Death and the Birth of the Digital Soul 25
5. 2. Absent Presence, Death, and the History of Communication Technologies 51
6. 3. Suffering, the Self, and Narrative Freedom in Blogs of the Terminally Ill 80
7. 4. Self-Destruction as Self-Commemoration in Digital Suicide Notes 109
8. 5. Race, Racism, and Mnemonic Freedom in the Digital Afterlife 132
9. 6. The Reenchantment of Technology and the Quest for Virtual Immortality 155
10. Conclusion: COVID-19, Collective Memory, and the Limits of Digital Transcendence 191
11. Acknowledgments 209
12. Notes 213
13. References 233
14. Index 263
15. About the Author 275