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Lacking a self(ie): "Apps" of desire in virtual Cairo
This project explores through an unconventional assemblage of methods and theories the role of selfies in the contemporary process of subjectivation. Relying on an ethnographic methodology, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and queer theory, this project explore three virtual spaces where selfies live (Insta...
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| author | Revelo La Rotta, Fernando |
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| description | This project explores through an unconventional assemblage of methods and theories the role of selfies in the contemporary process of subjectivation. Relying on an ethnographic methodology, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and queer theory, this project explore three virtual spaces where selfies live (Instagram, Tinder, and Grindr) and how selfies circulate through the circuits of desire facilitated by the technological interface. The goal of this project is to remind us that there is no essential self and to question such an assumption in any project. Therefore, this project is not invested in discovering the truth about ourselves, the other, or a specific imagined geopolitical construction. Instead, the goal of such an exploration is to take a seemingly banal object, the selfie, that is laden with political signification to see what it has to say about ourselves, as virtual human, and how “we” understand the world. As a result, through this project I invite the reader to delve into a world of ambiguity and to consider the loss of subjectivity not as a destruction of order but as a way to promote new subjectivities and theories based on the loss created by the cut of language on the subject. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1315 Lacking a self(ie): "Apps" of desire in virtual Cairo Revelo La Rotta, Fernando This project explores through an unconventional assemblage of methods and theories the role of selfies in the contemporary process of subjectivation. Relying on an ethnographic methodology, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and queer theory, this project explore three virtual spaces where selfies live (Instagram, Tinder, and Grindr) and how selfies circulate through the circuits of desire facilitated by the technological interface. The goal of this project is to remind us that there is no essential self and to question such an assumption in any project. Therefore, this project is not invested in discovering the truth about ourselves, the other, or a specific imagined geopolitical construction. Instead, the goal of such an exploration is to take a seemingly banal object, the selfie, that is laden with political signification to see what it has to say about ourselves, as virtual human, and how “we” understand the world. As a result, through this project I invite the reader to delve into a world of ambiguity and to consider the loss of subjectivity not as a destruction of order but as a way to promote new subjectivities and theories based on the loss created by the cut of language on the subject. 2016-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/316 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1315/viewcontent/Revelo_20La_20Rotta_Lacking_20a_20Self_28ie_29_Final_20Thesis.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Selfie Lacanian Psychoanalysis |
| spellingShingle | Selfie Lacanian Psychoanalysis Revelo La Rotta, Fernando Lacking a self(ie): "Apps" of desire in virtual Cairo |
| title | Lacking a self(ie): "Apps" of desire in virtual Cairo |
| title_full | Lacking a self(ie): "Apps" of desire in virtual Cairo |
| title_fullStr | Lacking a self(ie): "Apps" of desire in virtual Cairo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lacking a self(ie): "Apps" of desire in virtual Cairo |
| title_short | Lacking a self(ie): "Apps" of desire in virtual Cairo |
| title_sort | lacking a self ie apps of desire in virtual cairo |
| topic | Selfie Lacanian Psychoanalysis |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/316 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1315/viewcontent/Revelo_20La_20Rotta_Lacking_20a_20Self_28ie_29_Final_20Thesis.pdf |
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