We Need to Talk About Heidegger

This collection assembles a number of chapters engaging different strands of Heidegger's philosophy to explore issues relevant to contemporary media studies. Principal Heideggerian concepts have been drawn upon to explore photography, audiovisual production culture, the selfie phenomenon, and social media activism in the cultures of the West.

Autorentext

Justin Michael Battin is Assistant Professor of English Cultures and Literatures at the University of Silesia in Katowice. His research focuses on intersecting various strands of Heidegger s philosophy with the everyday uses of mobile media technologies and mobile social media. German A. Duarte is Lecturer of Film and Media Studies at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. His research interests include History of Media, Film History, Cybernetics, Cognitive-Cultural Economy and Philosophy.

Inhalt

Heideggerian concepts: Sorge, Ereignis, das Gestell, Dasein, Equipmentality Topology and Digital Narratives Architecture and Spatial Constructions Photography and Dwelling Social Media Mediality Technology and Technical Media