Race in the Matrix

Discussion: Race in the Matrix
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What does Lisa Nakamura say about race in virtual space?
Lisa Nakamura says that virtual space arrived during extreme racism in the US and abroad. Its rise also overlaps with the attempt of the modern industries to defend themselves against more and more vocal critique (Nakamura, 2002). The machine’s new identity as anti-racist technology has emerged to counter the image of digital industries as insatiable. In the article, Nakamura engages with virtual space created by whites that represents the lives of people of color. She claims that the invasion of private space created by the Matrix is spurious since it gives the white viewers the feeling that they have experienced real empathy for others (Nakamura, 2002). Nakamura (2002) also posits that the presence of people of color in the Matrix giv...