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|releasedate=2010/05/01
|creator=[[Eric Stephen Altman]]
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'''Posthum/an/ous: Identity, Imagination, and the Internet''' is a thesis written by [[Eric Stephen Altman]] and presented in May 2010 at Appalachian State University. The thesis is an examination of [[wikifur:furries]], [[otherkin]], and [[fictionkin|otakukin]] as {{w|Internet}} {{w|subcultures}} and specifically as {{w|fandom|fandoms}} with the {{w|past life}} memories of otherkin described as "fan fiction".  The thesis shows relatively little understanding of the groups studied, with [[kintypes]] seen as directly equivalent to [[wikifur:fursona]]s, though with mythical creatures rather than anthropomorphic animals.  No knowledge of the [[therian]] subculture is displayed by the author though [[vampires]] are mentioned briefly.  The otakukin community is also understood by the author as an entity unto itself, rather than as part of the existing otherkin community.  And the author claims that "Furries, Otherkin, and Otakukin all possess a subculture that is highly sexualized and invested in producing and consuming pornographic fiction."