The  Scroll Shadows of Electric Urbanism: Geometry of Alienation & Boredom:

Scott W. Schwartz

doi:10.13133/2532-6562/17869

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Scott W. Schwartz City University of New York

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2532-6562/17869

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xenofemminismo, Gilles Châtelet, schermi

Abstract

La geometria dello schermo è piuttosto noiosa: rettangolare. Questo articolo è un tentativo di dissezionare e rimontare i rettangoli elettrici che consumano così tanto il campo visivo di oggi. Piuttosto che superfici statiche, sostengo che gli schermi portatili degli smartphone ospitino un mondo geometrico sotterraneo che consente di ripensare le interazioni urbane. Le piattaforme elettriche offrono una nuova densità: milioni di interazioni possono aver luogo nei pochi cm2 del display di un telefono. Come siamo visti e come ci nascondiamo a questi livelli? L’aspetto nanoscopico degli elettroni rimodella le regole tradizionali di visibilità narrativa. La velocità dell’elettricità rende le immagini odierne semioticamente casuali. Esploro questi problemi coinvolgendo la filosofia e l’estetica dello xenofemminismo insieme alla geometria di Gilles Châtelet, che concepisce la distanza come una superficie piuttosto che come una linea. Come caso di studio, analizzo l’oggetto elettrico “#xenofemminismo” su Instagram. La geometria è utile nello studio delle geografie elettriche perché è indipendente dalla scala (la geometria funziona su scala planetaria o subatomica). Lo schermo di oggi induce alienazione e noia. Esamino questi affetti per apprezzare meglio la “politica per l’alienazione” dello xenofemminismo.

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