Paul Virilio: Clinical Theory
International audience We characterize Paul Virilio as a «clinical» thinker who diagnoses systemic problems of modernity in accidents and unusual incidents. Virilio's method of clinical theoretical diagnosis is illustrated through an examination of common elements in his writing, including the...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-02475826v1 2023-05-15T18:29:38+02:00 Paul Virilio: Clinical Theory Morrow, Jim Shields, Rob University of Alberta 2019-12-20 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02475826 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02475826/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02475826/file/virilio_clinical_theory_MT_10.pdf en eng HAL CCSD Media Theory hal-02475826 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02475826 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02475826/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02475826/file/virilio_clinical_theory_MT_10.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess CC-BY-NC-ND ISSN: 2557-826X Media Theory https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02475826 Media Theory, Media Theory, 2019, Standard Issue, 3 (2), pp.179 - 188 http://journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt/article/view/100 Virilio Clinical theoretical diagnosis war machine accident volatilization colonialism tourism Svalbard Media Media theory [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences [SHS.INFO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Library and information sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2019 ftccsdartic 2020-12-24T08:58:26Z International audience We characterize Paul Virilio as a «clinical» thinker who diagnoses systemic problems of modernity in accidents and unusual incidents. Virilio's method of clinical theoretical diagnosis is illustrated through an examination of common elements in his writing, including the German 'Atlantic Wall' fortifications of the Second World War, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, consumers' widespread use of household products emitting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and the global leisure tourism industry. All illustrate an apocalyptic thinking and a legacy of catastrophe that Virilio refers to as an expansive 'war machine' that colonizes all places and flattens difference in the name of normative governance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Svalbard Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Svalbard |
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International audience We characterize Paul Virilio as a «clinical» thinker who diagnoses systemic problems of modernity in accidents and unusual incidents. Virilio's method of clinical theoretical diagnosis is illustrated through an examination of common elements in his writing, including the German 'Atlantic Wall' fortifications of the Second World War, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, consumers' widespread use of household products emitting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and the global leisure tourism industry. All illustrate an apocalyptic thinking and a legacy of catastrophe that Virilio refers to as an expansive 'war machine' that colonizes all places and flattens difference in the name of normative governance. |
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ISSN: 2557-826X Media Theory https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02475826 Media Theory, Media Theory, 2019, Standard Issue, 3 (2), pp.179 - 188 http://journalcontent.mediatheoryjournal.org/index.php/mt/article/view/100 |
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