Introduction
The Contemporary Relevance of Vilém Flusser
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2353241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anita Jóri (0000-0002-6269-5528, Berlin University of the Arts, corresponding author), Maren Hartmann (0000-0002-5140-6620, Berlin University of the Arts) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 7-8 |
| Pages | 57-72 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-2764 • E-ISSN: 1460-3616 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/02632764231168552 |
| OpenAlex | W4376106392 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
In this article, we introduce Vilém Flusser's theoretical trajectory from the philosophy of language and multilingualism to communication and media theory. Our focus lies on his works Kommunikologie [ Communicology] and Kommunikologie weiter denken [ Thinking Communicology Further]. Kommunikologie, which was written in Flusser's mid-career in the 1970s, but only published in the 1990s, consists of a set of articles and lectures and offers, among other notions, a great distinction between dialogue and discourse. The article takes this differentiation and explains its advantages and limitations. This leads to the introduction of the concept of algorithmic mediation as a 'communicological' take on current media developments. This also allows us to return to Flusser's question about the disappearing home and the need for windows to the world. We hence offer a combination of different aspects of his work less as a tool for the analysis of current developments than as a call for action
Action (physics · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Mediation · Political science · Relevance (law · Set (abstract data type · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital Media and Philosophy · Law · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy · Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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