Images that we consume, images that consume us: body affections in the era of virtuality

Authors

  • Michel de Oliveira Silva Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
  • Rodolfo Rorato Londero Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2015v11n18p13

Keywords:

Consumption of images, visual culture, iconofagia, reconfigurations of the body.

Abstract

This study addresses the influence of images on the body reconfigurations in contemporary times. To draw an initial understanding of it, it is presented a critical evaluation of three phenomena: the imperative of the perfect physique, the impeccable skin an esthetic and the logic of the body as a commodity. This analysis seeks to establish connections between these processes, placing them as components of the complex web that is the current visual culture. 

Author Biographies

Michel de Oliveira Silva, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)

Master student in Communication and postgraduate in Photography: Praxis and speech, both at Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Graduate in Social Communication - Journalism at Universidade Federal de Sergipe. E-mail: michel.os@hotmail.com.br.

Rodolfo Rorato Londero, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)

Doctoral researcher in Literary Studies at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Adjunct Professor of the Department of Communication, Universidade Estadual de Londrina. E-mail: rodolfolondero@bol.com.br            

Published

2015-06-27

How to Cite

Silva, M. de O., & Londero, R. R. (2015). Images that we consume, images that consume us: body affections in the era of virtuality. Discursos Fotograficos, 11(18), 13–33. https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2015v11n18p13