Mutants
Our bodies blend in and at the same time seem to stick out. We cover our bodies in layers of buttons, zippers, belts, beads, metals and cloths of all sorts. This strikes me as slightly odd. I can see the function of covering the body for social reasons and to protect the body from the [...]
By jgrefe
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Posted in Communication Studies
| Tags: Arts, Communication Studies, dress up, Fashion, form, Interface, Phenomenology, Philosophy, Sartorial, Sociality, sociology |
Thirty minutes ago, I wrote about “media uniforms” and the potential of wearable technology in Japan. Now, I have just discovered a new blog entry by science-fiction writer Bruce Sterling (from Wired magazine’s blog), linking to a different page (Greener Gadgets competition) regarding: “Digital Tattoo Interface.” The blog is about a bluetooth powered cellphone, which [...]
March 31, 2008 – 12:20 pm
It seems that Slavoj Zizek’s book “How to Read Lacan” is a wonderful starting point for both students of Zizek and, of course, for new students of Jacques Lacan. At least in my case it has provided a graspable yet engaging starting point for my study of both of these thinkers. I have stumbled through [...]
By jgrefe
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Posted in Communication Studies
| Tags: Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, How to Read Lacan, Jacques Lacan, Japan, Japanese culture, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Slavoj Zizek, The big Other, The Triad of the Real |
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