| Título: | Pixel Perfect: Towards a Political Economy of Digital Fidelity |
| Autores: | McCarron, Gary; Simon Fraser University |
| Fecha: | 1999-02-01 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research-article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Communication Econonomy; Political economy; Digital |
| Descripción: | Abstract: This paper examines the idea of perfection as a social construct which, while irrefutably marked with the trace of an original theistic impulse, operates concurrently as the objective of a technical project which aims at removing the stain of humanity from production. From the perspective of digital capitalism, perfection, despite the presence of a moral imperative rooted in religious inclinations, is an anti-human ideal. Hence the paper considers the manner in which contemporary references to perfect copies, perfect replicas, and perfect images are inflected with a political economic longing for the eradication of the human dimension from production. Résumé : Cet article examine l'idée de perfection comme construction sociale qui, quoique irréfutablement marquée par la trace d'une impulsion théiste originelle, opère en même temps comme l'objectif d'un projet technique qui vise à éliminer la tache humaine de la production. Du point de vue du capitalisme digital, la perfection, malgré la présence d'un impératif moral fondé sur des inclinations religieuses, est un idéal anti-humain. Ainsi se perpétue le désir d'éradiquer la dimension humaine de la production. |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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