Touching from a Distance

Authors

  • Jorge Martins Rosa Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação 1069-061, Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14591/aniki.v2n2.162

Keywords:

esthetics, haptic, technology, image

Abstract

Critical review of the book Imagem, Corpo, Tecnologia: A Função Háptica das Novas Imagens Tecnológicas, by Patrícia Silveirinha Castello Branco (2013).

Author Biography

Jorge Martins Rosa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação 1069-061, Lisboa

Jorge Martins Rosa is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences Department in FCSH-NOVA, where he teaches, among other courses, «Fictional Modes», «Cyberculture», and «Pop Culture». In his PhD, he aimed at establishing connections between the science fiction of Philip K. Dick and the discursive rhetoric of contemporary cyberculture. He was Principal Investigator of the project «Fiction and the Roots of Cyberculture».

Published

2015-07-31