Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar Theses, Dissertations and Capstones 2016 My Avatar, My Self: A Posthuman Examination of Video Games and Cyborg Bodies Zachery Tyler Rakes
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[email protected]. MY AVATAR, MY SELF: A POSTHUMAN EXAMINATION OF VIDEO GAMES AND CYBORG BODIES A thesis submitted to the Graduate College of Marshall University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English by Zachery Tyler Rakes Approved by Dr. Kristen Lillvis Dr. Walter Squire Professor Eric Smith Marshall University May 2016 ii © 2016 Zachery Tyler Rakes ALL RIGHTS RESERVED iii CONTENTS List of Figures .................................................................................................................. v Abstract ........................................................................................................................... vi Introduction ..................................................................................................................