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Literature:

Baudrillard, Jean. 2002. ‘Screened Out’. Translated by: Turner, Chris. London: Verso
- This text considers the separation between human and screen and the world beyond the hyperreal. The particular section focuses on reality television.

Blackman, Lisa. 2008. ‘The Body: The Key Concepts’. Chapter: Posthuman Bodies, pg. 116-118. New York: Berg Publications
- This chapter sheds some light on the ‘posthuman body’ and on transhumanist artist Stelarc, providing evidence of the increasingly blurry human/machine boundary.

Butler, Judith. 1990. ‘Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity’. New York: Routledge
- Butler’s theory of performativity has been interesting when considering online constructions of identity and the avatar.

Dibbell, Julian. 2005. ‘A Rape in Cyberspace’. The Village Voice. https://www.villagevoice.com/2005/10/18/a-rape-in-cyberspace/. Accessed: 3rd Feb 2019
- This article was used to raise questions regarding digital ethics. It was also repurposed as one of my musical works in process.

Gagen, Justin. Cook, Nicholas. 2016. ‘Performing Live in Second Life’. In: ‘The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality’. Whiteley, Sheila & Rambarran, Shara (eds). New York: Oxford University Press.
- I used this chapter of Music and Virutality when thinking about lag in Second Life. The writer’s discuss ‘time’ in Second Life and what it means to its users. This helped me established my point of Second Life as a failed Utopia.

Groys, Boris. 2008. ‘The Obligation to Self Design’. E-Flux. Journal #00 - Nov 2008 https://www.e-flux.com/journal/00/68457/the-obligation-to-self-design/ Accessed: 05th Feb 2019
- Groy’s piece on self-design offered a helpful insight into thinking about the avatar. His discussion of man as entirely design wed interesting when considering virtual construction of identity and the self-designed virtual avatar.

Harraway, Donna. 1991. ‘Simians, Cyborgs and Women: The Reinvention of Nature’. New York: Routledge.
- This book was fascinating when considering the merging of science and technology with the human form. ‘The Cyborg Manifesto’ was a catalyst for the discovery of cyberfeminism.

Jackson, Gee Tabi. 2017. ‘Why Female Sex Robots are More Dangerous Than You Think’. The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/female-robots-why-this-scarlett-johansson-bot-is-more-dangerous/ Accessed: 06th Feb 2019
- This article was helpful in expanding my thinking on the modern day contextualisation of intimacy and how this might alter in years to come.

Meraud, Tavi. 2015. ‘Iridescence, Intimacies’. E-Flux. Journal #61 - Jan 2015. https://www.e-flux.com/journal/61/60995/iridescence-intimacies/ Accessed: 09th Feb 2019
- Considering the idea of materiality has been an important part of my process when approaching various creative experiments. This journal was a good insight into the thinking of the object.

Murphy, Meghan. 2017. ‘Sex Robots Epitomise Patriarchy and Offer Men a Solution to the Threat of Female Independence’. Feminist Current. https://www.feministcurrent.com/2017/04/27/sex-robots-epitomize-patriarchy-offer-men-solution-threat-female-independence/. Accessed: 8th Feb
- This article offered a feminist perspective on the development and selling of sex robots which was helpful in my argument of how technology presents the female body as unattainable beauty.

O’Connell, Mark. 2017. ‘To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death.’ London: Granta Publications
- O’Connell’s book presented various transhumanist theories, and was interesting when considering the blurred line between the virtual and the real. This book triggered my thinking about where the human being might be in years to come, and the relationship between the human and the machine.

Rafman, Jon. 2014. ‘9-Eyes’. http://9-eyes.com Accessed: 9th Feb
- This is an interesting piece by Jon Rafman exploring Google Street view and posing questions around authorship and privacy.

rere1. 2017. ‘Furries: The Spirit Animals of Second Life’. The SL Parade: https://www.theslparade.org/2017/04/furries-the-spirit-animals-of-second-life/. Accessed: 3rd Feb 2019
- This blog was a great source for understanding the users of Second Life and the communities within. This specific article was on furry culture, one of the largest communities within Second Life.

V.N.S. Matrix. 1991. ‘The Cyberfeminist Manifesto for the 21st Century’. V.N.S. Matrix. https://vnsmatrix.net/about/ Accessed: 06th Feb 2019
- This manifesto by VNS Matrix encompasses much of cyberfeminism’s message, and helped in my understanding of feminist theory post Harraway’s ‘Cyborg Manifesto.’

Wall, Kim. 2016. ‘It's Not About Sex, it's About Identity: Why Furries Are Unique Among Fan Cultures’. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/feb/04/furry-fandom-subculture-animal-costumes. Accessed: 3rd Feb 2019
- An article about furry culture and what makes the fandom different to others.

Whitely, Sheila. 2016. ‘Part Three: Second Life’. In: ‘The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality’. Whiteley, Sheila & Rambarran, Shara (eds). New York: Oxford University Press.
- A text that introduced me to some of the themes surrounding Second Life, including liveness, lag and the world’s disjointed temporality.


Videography:

Unknown. 30th Nov 2015. ‘David Bowie Foresees the Internet’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uu3mWJ6BRw
- An interview with David Bowie on his predictions of the internet.

Herndon, Holly. 4th Dec 2018. ‘Holly Herndon & Jlin (feat. Spawn) - Godmother (Official Video)’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc9OjL6Mjqo
- An AI project by Herndon and Jlin.

Rafman, Jon. 2015-2016. ‘Jon Rafman - Dream Journal’. https://vimeo.com/232458557
- A video by Jon Rafman. His work and aesthetic has been helpful in visualising what I want to make for a final piece.

Rafman, Jon. 2013. ‘Still Life (Betamale)’. https://vimeo.com/75534042
- A music video by Jon Rafman for artist Oneohtrix Point Never, an musician that takes a lot of influence from the post-digital world.

Unknown. 18th Feb 2018. ‘Harmony Realdoll Realbotix - LIVE Q&A’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqlziGIrX3s
- A Q&A with Harmony, a sex doll. The questions were interesting, and brought up many questions regarding feminism.

Theys, Frank. 2006. ‘TechnoCaylps) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MXQSbjBL7Q&list=PLMx0BNj-4PoeHfU3DbNUXfUiRepQ0tirS
- This documentary sheds some light of transhumanism and explores various theories within it.

Piece, Signe. Coates, Alli. 25th April 2015. http://www.americanreflexxx.com/
- This piece exposed a lot of issues surrounding mob culture and anonymity.