Alliances and Violence in Virtual Worlds

Authors

  • Michel Moatti Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2006.29.3354

Keywords:

Communication, virtual communities, violence

Abstract

To illustrate how certain figures of violence communicate over the Internet, two examples are analyzed that renegotiate the gap, always explored in studies about the network and the digital worlds, between reality and virtuality.

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Author Biography

Michel Moatti, Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III.

Professor of Sociology at Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III.

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Published

2008-04-13

How to Cite

Moatti, M. (2008). Alliances and Violence in Virtual Worlds. Revista FAMECOS, 13(29), 34–44. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2006.29.3354

Issue

Section

France: Media and Violence