The reflected body
— children constructing identity online
Patrik.Hernwall / Sofia.Lundmark
@sh.se
Södertörn university college

“the pop-culture has
become the major
symbolic homeland”
Ziehe, 2005

She stepped into the hall of mirrors
Where she discovered a reflection of herself
Sometimes she saw her real face
And sometimes a stranger at her place
Siouxsie and the Banshees “Hall of Mirrors” (1987)

“children meet a
cultural pluralism, that
constantly challenge
them to interpret
themselves”
Holm Sørensen, 2001

Robbie Cooper Alter Ego. Avatars and their creators
http://www.lensculture.com/alter.html

Robbie Cooper Alter Ego. Avatars and their creators
http://www.lensculture.com/alter.html

Robbie Cooper Alter Ego. Avatars and their creators
http://www.lensculture.com/alter.html

Robbie Cooper Alter Ego. Avatars and their creators
http://www.lensculture.com/alter.html

Robbie Cooper Alter Ego. Avatars and their creators
http://www.lensculture.com/alter.html

Robbie Cooper Alter Ego. Avatars and their creators
http://www.lensculture.com/alter.html

“machines that offer identity
prostheses to redress the
burdens of physical “handicaps”
such as age, gender, and race
produce cybertypes that look
remarkably like racial and
gender stereotypes”
Nakamura, 2002