Always Crashing in the Same Car
A Head-On Collision with the Technosphere
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3950966 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Dery (0000-0001-6705-6648, New York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1_suppl |
| Pages | 223-239 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0261 • E-ISSN: 1467-954X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-954x.2006.00646.x |
| OpenAlex | W1572049564 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 6 |
In this article, the author considers aspects of psychology and psychoanalytic theory within car culture, discussing size, technological intelligence, and other enhancements to the automobile. The author discusses a number of questions to start an inquiry into the cyberpsychology of car and driver: do other drivers subconsciously perceive our grilles and headlights as our faces? Are fender-benders assaults on our metallized bodies? And, most important, what is the precise psychological mechanism that enables use to feel the boundaries of our cars when negotiating tricky maneuvers such as parallel parking
Collision · Computer security · Head (geology) · Sociology · Computer Science · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · Cultural Studies and Postmodernism · Geology · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2021 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |