Anthropology of Screens. Showing and Hiding, Exposing and Protecting
Mauro Carbone
research: Seminar
Anthropology of Screens. Showing and Hiding, Exposing and Protecting
Mauro Carbone
Presentation of the book by Mauro Carbone and Graziano Lingua, published by Luiss University Press (2024)
The screens that surround us, that we carry on our bodies, or that we are even becoming, compel us to question their relationship with our physical selves. A radical novelty for humankind? Not at all. Investigating these relationships in our prehistoric and historical past is essential for reflecting on those being established in the present or emerging in the future. Wearable technologies —from those that replace displays with the hand to smart temporary tattoos— place the body back at the center of our interactions with the environment. This time, however, it is a digitally enhanced and connected body, generating inescapable consequences for our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world.
Biography
Mauro Carbone
Mauro Carbone is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, where he founded and directs the international research group “Vivre par(mi) les écrans”. Among his most recent publications on this subject are Filosofia-schermi (2016) and the collective book I poteri degli schermi (2020), co-edited with Anna Caterina Dalmasso and Jacopo Bodini.
research: seminar
Anthropology of Screens. Showing and Hiding, Exposing and Protecting
Mauro Carbone
Presentation of the book by Mauro Carbone and Graziano Lingua, published by Luiss University Press (2024)
The screens that surround us, that we carry on our bodies, or that we are even becoming, compel us to question their relationship with our physical selves. A radical novelty for humankind? Not at all. Investigating these relationships in our prehistoric and historical past is essential for reflecting on those being established in the present or emerging in the future. Wearable technologies —from those that replace displays with the hand to smart temporary tattoos— place the body back at the center of our interactions with the environment. This time, however, it is a digitally enhanced and connected body, generating inescapable consequences for our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world.