HER, US: technology, affection and sociability in contemporaneity

Authors

  • Sandra Fischer Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná
  • Kati Caetano UTP, Curitiba, PR

Keywords:

man/machine interface, technique/technology, Her, sociability, affections

Abstract

The essay, focusing on the lm Her (Spike Jonze; 2013, EUA), deals with the problem of man/machine interface and its consequences, concerning the relationship between the human element and the advent of technique. The main purpose is to discuss the conceptual approach of the term "technique" and its interpretation in contemporary cultural practices, considering matters related to affection and sociability. The theoretical and analytical basis are derived from socio-semiotic concepts and from German philosopher Martin Heidegger’s studies, and re ections about the issues of modern technique in a time when society watches the shortening of distances and the resulting effects of presence, a phenomenon which tends to be experienced in an ambiguous way, mixing up fear and enchantment sensations. 

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Author Biographies

Sandra Fischer, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná

Doutora em Ciências da Comunicação pela Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo (ECA-USP) e pós-doutora pela Escola de Comunicação da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (ECO-UFRJ). Coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Linguagens da Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná (PPGCom/UTP) até outubro de 2015. E-mail: sandrafischer@ uol.com.br

Kati Caetano, UTP, Curitiba, PR

Doutora em Letras pela Universidade de São Paulo (FFLCH/USP); pós-doutora em Semiótica e em Comunicação (França). Docente e pesquisadora vinculada ao PPGCom/UTP; líder do Grupo de Pesquisa INCOM/CNPq. E-mail: katicaetano@hotmail.com

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Published

2016-12-04

Issue

No. 33 (2016)

Section

Artigos | Articles

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