Haptic sense and the politicization of contemporary image

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2017v13n22p236

Keywords:

Haptic sense, body, politics, Rodrigo Braga.

Abstract

In this paper, it is intended to propose a theoretical approach to the political effects of the sense of touch/haptic in order to understand to what extent the intensification of contemporary haptic experience contributes to create proximity and engagement among individuals overloaded by too much visual information offered by multiple media. At the end, it is mentioned the work of Brazilian artist Rodrigo Braga to exemplify the contemporary political use of haptic sense.

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Author Biography

Tarcisio Torres Silva, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas).

Faculty member and Researcher in the Masters of Language, Media and Arts Program at Center for Languages and Communication (CLC), Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (PUC-Campinas). PhD in Visual Arts (State University of Campinas, Unicamp). Visiting research student at Center for Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London.

Published

2017-08-13

How to Cite

Silva, T. T. (2017). Haptic sense and the politicization of contemporary image. Discursos Fotograficos, 13(22), 236–257. https://doi.org/10.5433/1984-7939.2017v13n22p236