Digital avatars have been examined as sites of performative agency (Turkle, 1995; Goffman, 1959). In the case of “Gia Paige,” the persona operates at the intersection of gender fluidity and ritual performance. Recent work by Liu (2022) on gender‑fluid avatars demonstrates how such figures can embody “border‑states” that destabilise fixed gender binaries.
Digital avatars have been examined as sites of performative agency (Turkle, 1995; Goffman, 1959). In the case of “Gia Paige,” the persona operates at the intersection of gender fluidity and ritual performance. Recent work by Liu (2022) on gender‑fluid avatars demonstrates how such figures can embody “border‑states” that destabilise fixed gender binaries.