Narrative crisis. How neoliberalism turned narratives into storytelling.
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In this essay, Byung-Chul Han analyzes the modern individual surrounded by endless narratives, stories, and histories. However, despite this storm of meanings around us, it seems that we have lost the ability to feel and understand true storytelling - and have found ourselves in a 'post-narrative world'.
The digital society is completely subservient to information, and with each passing day, the process of 'denarrativization' accelerates. The flow of information, essentially a raging ocean of data, 'suffocates the spirit' of history. Despite the fact that we are exchanging and producing information faster and faster, online and offline, 'we no longer tell each other stories. We publish, share, and like'.
The digital society is completely subservient to information, and with each passing day, the process of 'denarrativization' accelerates. The flow of information, essentially a raging ocean of data, 'suffocates the spirit' of history. Despite the fact that we are exchanging and producing information faster and faster, online and offline, 'we no longer tell each other stories. We publish, share, and like'.
Author:
Author:Han Byung-Chhol
Cover:
Cover:integral
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
Dimensions:
Dimensions:19.5x12.5x1.3 cm
Series:
Series:Ice. Smart
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-17-155749-2
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