Charles Dunbar

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Learning from the other voice: A self-reflection as a male writing females

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Charles Dunbar StudyofAnime.com

April 16, 2015
Learning from the other voice: A self-reflection as a male writing females I was a teenager when I met Colleen Lightblade. I was sitting in front of my computer with the dilemma faced by so many fanfiction authors: creating a new character when the ship p ...
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The Second Skin: Cosplay and Authentic Personal Identity

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Charles Dunbar StudyofAnime.com

March 11, 2015
The Second Skin: Cosplay and Authentic Personal Identity Cosplay is the most visible aspect of convention participation, hands down. It’s the first thing that draws the eye, stops the crowd, and frequently defines the convention experience for so many att ...
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A Network of Networks: Convention Culture, Offline Avatars, and New Fandom Practice

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April 28, 2014
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A Network of Networks: Convention Culture, Offline Avatars, and New Fandom Practice With the onset of digital culture, fandom conventions have recently undergone serious transformations. Originally a method of shared appreciation for media and creative cu ...

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Re: A Network of Networks: Convention Culture, Offline Avatars, and New Fandom Practice

One of the ideas that was

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Charles Dunbar StudyofAnime.com

Sunday, May 4, 2014 — 6:49 pm
One of the ideas that was swimming in my head while writing this was the extent to which avatars impact the construction of our identities outside of the internet. Or in some cases, how the avatar is viewed as being "more real," and therefore wi ...