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Avatars of desire and the question of presence

Virtual and transitional spaces meet their liminal edge – From Pygmalion to Spike Jonze's Her , and beyond

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ID8972030
AuthorsAlfred Margulies (The Cambridge Health Alliance, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume97
Issue6
Pages1697-1708
Publication date2016-05-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of Psychoanalysis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7578 • E-ISSN: 1745-8315
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1745-8315.12528
PMID27239753
OpenAlexW2413186296
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited2

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