[en] This paper explores how definitions and perceptions of the human are reshaped and extended through their interactions with technology, science and machines. It focuses on petrol stations as an example of ‘cyborg-places’, in which human interactions are replaced or supplemented by machines, such as automatized electronic tills and surveillance cameras. Drawing on Augé’s theory of non-places and Haraway’s metaphor of the cyborg, the presentation examines how such spaces are experienced, produced, and represented (Lefebvre) in filmed media.
Disciplines :
Arts & humanities: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Prüm, Agnès ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Kmec, Sonja ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
French
Title :
« Je vais encore faire le plein! » De l’insoutenable banalité des lieux-cyborgs
Alternative titles :
[en] 'I'm going to get some gas!' - The Unbearable Banality of Cyborg-Places
Publication date :
23 November 2012
Event name :
Ville infectée
Event organizer :
University of Luxembourg
Event place :
Luxembourg
Event date :
from 22-11-2012 to 23-11-2012
Audience :
International
Focus Area :
Multilingualism and Intercultural Studies
Name of the research project :
R-AGR-0323 - IDENT2 (20110101-20160430) - HESSE Markus
