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