Journal article
Going Viral in Covid-19: Abstraction of Self and Desire for Omnipresence
Journal of Futures Studies, Vol.26(1), pp.49-60
2021
Appears in COVID-19 Research
Abstract
Reflecting on the Covid-19 pandemic, this paper explores the intersection between ubiquitous technology and self. As a point of departure this exploration is undertaken through three domains of enquiry: the virilization of the self as an image (Flusser, 2011) and how this impacts the way we construct self; the desire for omnipresence as a manifestation of a wish to simultaneously inhabit distinct space-times (Mozzini-Alister, 2021); and how this desire is fundamentally linked to a narrowing of the ＂I＂. Finally, the 2x2 matrix (Schwartz, 1996) is utilised to present a reflection on how humanity may reconfigure itself in the shadow of Covid-19.
Details
- Title
- Going Viral in Covid-19: Abstraction of Self and Desire for Omnipresence
- Authors
- Camila Mozzini-Alister (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyLiam Mayo (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Publication details
- Journal of Futures Studies, Vol.26(1), pp.49-60; 11
- Publisher
- Tamkang University
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.6531/JFS.202109_26(1).0004
- ISSN
- 1027-6084
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2021 Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99584806102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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