Nicola Clewer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4186067 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicola Clewer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicola |
| FAMILY NAME | Clewer |
| SIGNATURE | CLEWER N |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0313-8027 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Forced empathy’
Exploring two recent examples of virtual reality (VR) short films designed to produce visceral experiences (on solitary confinement and on seeking asylum), we call into question claims that assign normative value and even transformative power to the VR medium – imagined as so-called ‘empathy machines’. Drawing on a growing body of literature that seeks to contest such claims, we point to and problematise both the manipulative intent of such proje…
The Sublime Authority of Ignorance, Neoliberal Nationalism and the Rise of the Demagogue
This article explores the relationship between ignorance, authority and nationalism in neoliberal thought and practice to argue that, far from signalling its end, the recent global rise of the right-wing demagogue is firmly rooted in neoliberalism. Part one mobilises the aesthetic concept of the sublime to explore the central place of, and relationship between, ignorance and authority. Part two argues that neoliberalism has its own form of nation…
Forced empathy’
Exploring two recent examples of virtual reality (VR) short films designed to produce visceral experiences (on solitary confinement and on seeking asylum), we call into question claims that assign normative value and even transformative power to the VR medium – imagined as so-called ‘empathy machines’. Drawing on a growing body of literature that seeks to contest such claims, we point to and problematise both the manipulative intent of such proje…
The Sublime Authority of Ignorance, Neoliberal Nationalism and the Rise of the Demagogue
This article explores the relationship between ignorance, authority and nationalism in neoliberal thought and practice to argue that, far from signalling its end, the recent global rise of the right-wing demagogue is firmly rooted in neoliberalism. Part one mobilises the aesthetic concept of the sublime to explore the central place of, and relationship between, ignorance and authority. Part two argues that neoliberalism has its own form of nation…
The Sublime Authority of Ignorance, Neoliberal Nationalism and the Rise of the Demagogue
This article explores the relationship between ignorance, authority and nationalism in neoliberal thought and practice to argue that, far from signalling its end, the recent global rise of the right-wing demagogue is firmly rooted in neoliberalism. Part one mobilises the aesthetic concept of the sublime to explore the central place of, and relationship between, ignorance and authority. Part two argues that neoliberalism has its own form of nation…
Forced empathy’
Exploring two recent examples of virtual reality (VR) short films designed to produce visceral experiences (on solitary confinement and on seeking asylum), we call into question claims that assign normative value and even transformative power to the VR medium – imagined as so-called ‘empathy machines’. Drawing on a growing body of literature that seeks to contest such claims, we point to and problematise both the manipulative intent of such proje…
Aesthetics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Avatar (1 work) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · CONTEST (1 work)