Dream Lovers

Alfie Bown

Description

We are in the middle of a 'desirevolution' - a fundamental and political transformation of the way we desire as human beings. Perhaps as always, new technologies - with their associated and inherited political biases - are organising and mapping the future. What we don’t seem to notice is that the primary way in which our lives are being transformed is through the manipulation and control of desire itself.

Our very impulses, drives and urges are 'gamified' to suit particular economic and political agendas, changing the way we relate to everything from lovers and friends to food and politicians. Digital technologies are transforming the subject at the deepest level of desire – re-mapping its libidinal economy - in ways never before imagined possible.

From sexbots to smart condoms, fitbits to VR simulators and AI to dating algorithms, the 'love industries' are at the heart of the future smart city and the social fabric of everyday life. This book considers these emergent technologies and what they mean for the future of love, desire, work and capitalism.

Introduction: The Grindr Saga
1. Data Love
2. The Digital Libidinal City
3. Simulation and Stimulation: from Games to Porn
4. The Match: Metaphor vs Metonymy
Conclusion: Ready Worker One

Sujets

• Social Aspects
• Media Studies
• Social Science
• Sociologie, société et politique
• Cultural studies
• Human sexual activity

Informations

• Publié par: Pluto Press
• Date de parution: 20 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780745344911
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Déà Lôéŝ

‘ï ôû à à îŝé îô ô ôû éŝîéŝ àé àûàçûé ûé ôû é éçô-éûà ôé, à ô ôé çà ôé ôû àŝ ééçé, éà AIé Bô’ŝDream Lovers.’ —Yanis Varoufakis

‘AIé Bô îŝ ôé ô é ŝàéŝ îéŝ àôû.Dream Loversîŝ à éçîî, àŝûé ààŝîŝ ô ô ôû çààçî ô éŝîé à ééîé àŝ éé ŝôé îô é ôôéŝ ô îîà çàîàîŝ, à àé ô ô ô ôI – ô ô ô PôÈô.’ —Richard Seymour, author ofhe Twiering MacHine

‘A îŝ à éàî éàîàîô ô é àîIçàîô ô ôé, à ŝà ààŝîŝ ô çôéôà éçôôîîçŝ à ô é ŝéîç qûàî ô éŝîé.’ —Helen Hester, Professor of Gender, Technology and Cultural Politics, University of West London, and coauthor ofAter Work: he FigH for Free Time

‘ïôàîé, ééàîî à éàŝàî à à ôçé. Eéé é-àûé à éŝûàŝîé, î çéà ŝôŝ ô é éçôôîéŝ à ôîŝé ô é ûŝ I ôé, ô éé jûŝ ŝé, àé àŝô ééç éŝîé ô éôî ûŝ à ôû ôŝ ûéàé.’ —Anouchka Grose, writer and psychoanalyst, Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research

Dîîà Bàîçàéŝ: ïééîôŝ î Dîîà Cûûé à Pôîîçŝ

Séîéŝ éîôŝ: Pôéŝŝô Jôî Déà, ôà à Wîîà Sî Côééŝ D Jôŝŝ àŝ, Néçàŝé Uîéŝî Pôéŝŝô Tî Jôà, Uîéŝî Côéé Lôô

Aŝô ààîàé:

Furîous: Tecnologîcal Femînîsm and Dîgîtal Futures Càôîé Bàŝŝé, Sàà Kéé à Kàé O’Rîôà

Sootîng a Revolutîon: Vîsual Medîa and Warfare în Syrîa Dôàéà Déà Ràà

Inuman Power: Artîicîal Intellîgence and te Future of Capîtalîsm Nîç Dé-Wîéô, Aé Mîôà Kjôŝé à Jàéŝ Séîôf

Cyber-Proletarîat: Global Labour în te Dîgîtal Vortex Nîç Dé-Wîéô

he Dîgîtal Party: Polîtîcal Organîsatîon and Onlîne Democracy Pàôô Géàûô

Gadget Conscîousness: Collectîve hougt, Wîll and Actîon în te Age of Socîal Medîa Jôŝŝ àŝ

Informatîon Polîtîcs: Lîberatîon and Exploîtatîon în te Dîgîtal Socîety Tî Jôà

Fasîonîng Cîna: Precarîous Creatîvîty and Women Desîgners înSàzàîCulture Sàà Lîàô

Sad by Desîgn: On Platform Nîîlîsm Géé Lôî

Unreal Objects: Dîgîtal Materîalîtîes, Tecnoscîentîic Projects and Polîtîcal Realîtîes Kàé O’Rîôà

Déà Lôéŝ Hé GàîIçàîô ô Réàîôŝîŝ

AIé Bô

îŝ ûîŝé 2022  Pûô Péŝŝ Né Wî, Sôéŝé ôûŝé, Sà, Lôô WC2R 1LA

.ûôôôŝ.çô

Côî © Aîé Bô 2022

Té î ô Aîé Bô ô é îéîîé àŝ é àûô ô îŝ ô àŝ éé àŝŝéé î àççôàçé î é Côî, Déŝîŝ à Pàéŝ Aç 1988.

Bîîŝ Lîà Cààôûî î Pûîçàîô Dàà A çààôûé éçô ô îŝ ôô îŝ ààîàé ô é Bîîŝ Lîà

ïSBN 978 0 7453 4488 1 ààç ïSBN 978 0 7453 4487 4 Pàéàç ïSBN 978 0 7453 4491 1 PD ïSBN 978 0 7453 4489 8 EPUB

Téŝé  Sàô DTP Séîçéŝ, Nôàô, Eà

Serîes Preface

Côéŝ

ïôûçîô: Té Gî Sàà 1. Dàà Lôé 2. Té Dîîà Lîîîà Cî 3. Sîûàîô à Sîûàîô: ô Gàéŝ ô Pô 4. Té Màç: Méàô ŝ Méô Côçûŝîô: Réà Wôé Oé

Notes Index

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Séîéŝ Péàçé

Cîŝîŝ à çôîç ôé û ôôûîîéŝ ô îéàîô. ï é éà é-îŝ çéû, éŝé ôéŝ àé àé  ŝûéŝ éàçé ôé à àçôŝŝ é ôûàîéŝ ô é îûà, é îîà, é àçûà, à é éà. Dîîà çûûéŝ à ôîîçŝ çôéç éôé éé àŝ é ŝîûàéôûŝ àçé é ûé ŝûéîàçé à àô éî îéŝ ô é îé ô àéîŝî. Tîŝ ŝéîéŝ àîŝ ô îééé î ŝûç çûûà à ôîîçà çôjûçûéŝ. ï éàûéŝ çîîçà éôàîôŝ ô é é éàîŝ à àçîçéŝ ô éŝîŝàçé, ôûçî çîîçà à îôé éôàîôŝ ô é ôŝŝîîîîéŝ ô éô à îéàîô. Eéî éŝéàç ô îîà çûûéŝ à ôîîçŝ îéŝîàéŝ é ééçŝ ô é îéŝéà îîîŝàîô ô îçéàŝî ûéŝ ô çûûà ôjéçŝ, é é çàéŝ ô çôûîçàîô ŝîî àôû ûŝ à é çàî éàŝ ô ôûçî, éîî à îŝîûî îîà ôjéçŝ. Tîŝ éŝéàç éŝ ô ôŝçîàé ééé àéàŝ ô ôé, à àé éààé çàîŝ ô îçéàŝé àîçîàîô, à àéàŝ ô éà, à àŝŝûé éàé ééŝŝîô à çôôîîçàîô. Tô àôî é ôôŝîéŝ ô ôé à éà, é ôôŝ î îŝ ŝéîéŝ àéàé àôû é îéà ô é àîçàé. Aŝ ŝôûçéŝ ô éçôŝûé àŝ é àŝ ééçéŝ ô îéàé ŝàçé, àîçàéŝ àé ééçé éé ŝûéŝ àé îéçé à é ŝàéŝ àé î. Té àé éçéŝŝàî àîŝà îîéŝ, îéé ôîîçî- zàîôŝ à éôéŝ ô à çôô ŝûàçé. ï îŝ ŝéŝé, é éîà ôjéçŝ, éî éôé çîçûîŝ à ŝéîŝ, àŝ é àŝ éî àéîà, îôàîôà, à îôôîçà çàîéŝ à àç àŝ îîà àîçàéŝ.

Jôî Déà, Jôŝŝ àŝ à Tî Jôà

ïôûçîô: Té Gî Sàà

Dreams sprîng from realîty and are realîzed în ît. – ïà Cçéô (1953)

Wàéî îô é îôîçàî ô ô îzàé à àûî éàŝûéŝ à îŝ é Téçé A Sôé, é ô’ŝ àéŝ îîà àéàçé, ôû’ ôà ééîéçé à îîîà ŝéŝé ô çôûŝîô. Bôàé î àûçé îàéŝ, àîŝ ô à é à ô ôîŝéŝ ô îçéŝ, ôàŝŝ à ôé éîŝ, î ôû é à ô ô éé à éàŝ ŝôéà ôé- éé. Oé îé, ôû, ôû é àççûŝôé ô îŝ éà ô ô àûçîôéîç çôôîîéŝ, à ôû î éé î à îé çôé ô î î îç ôû çà î ŝôé éààîô, îŝàçîô – ô éàŝ éé éàŝûé – ô ôû ô. Péàŝ ôû àîàé àŝ é îîàîôŝ ô ŝçàî-çà çàŝîô ôŝŝ, ŝéçîàîŝé àî ŝîéŝ à éŝôà àîôé ôôà (ô ûé éàé çéŝôŝî éé), à àŝŝ é àîîçîà îéîéçé (Aï) çàôŝ, îûà éàî (VR) éàîôŝî ŝîûàôŝ à îôŝ ô îéŝéàéŝ î ô ôû çîç à î ôûŝé î é ô ô 希望：再次遇見你, ôHope: To See You Agaîn, à àîàé îéôàé àé  ôé ô é àé àéŝ çôàîéŝ î Cîà. ï à îàîà ô ôû éîŝ àŝ à ààà, é ààçé ô à Tààôçî-îé ôôé à ŝé ô ô é ô àéûé ô à ŝéçô îûà îé, éî î ôû àîàé ô à Aîé-ŝé éô î ô ôû ŝéé ôû ôû àŝ î îŝŝû àŝôà ŝééî. ï î à é à î ŝàé, û î’ŝ àîîà éôû é î’ŝ ŝàé çôîé ô é îûà ô ô îéôàéŝ à ààŝ à é àé éçôé àîîà î àçàîôî î ôû ôû ŝçééŝ. Uî î îŝ’. Bééé 2016 à 2018 Béîjî Kûû Téç, é çôà ô ôHope: To See You Agaîn à à ô é ô’ŝ ôŝ ôûà ôîé à ôîé àéŝ çôéé à àéôé ô Gî. Gî, é ô’ŝ àéŝ à àî à, à éé à US-àŝé çôà ŝîçé îŝ îçéîô î 2009 à ôé ô é é à à éàîé îé- éé. Uî é î à éŝçàé é çûçéŝ ô ïAC, é Né Yô ôî çôà ôŝé ôîçéŝ àé ôûŝé î à àŝŝ ô ô ô

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ŝçîéçé îçîô à àzéŝ àçôŝŝ é àé ô Mààà ô Né Jéŝé. Uî 2020 ïAC ôé Màç Gôû, é ûéà ôé àôŝ à é àjô US àî ŝîéŝ, ô Péôîŝ à OKCûî ô îé à Tîé, à îŝçûŝŝé î îŝ ôô. Dàî ŝîéŝ éé ôûé î éàç ôé, ŝàî àà, àôîŝ, ôîŝ, à ŝô ô. Té, é ôé îûŝ ŝééé îé ŝôéî ô à çôŝé çîçé, ôîàé  ôé çôôéàé à ôéàî àççôî ô îŝ ô ôîç. Nô, é à ééé àéŝ à ôé, à ééé ŝîûàîô à éàî, îŝ çôŝî. Té Gî àéôé éôîéŝ îŝ é. O çôûŝé, ôé ŝîîî- çàçé ô é àéôé îŝ é îçéàŝî ôàîŝàîô ô àôŝ, ô é çôôàé îééŝ î à ûŝé ô éî àà à ŝéçîîçà ô Cîà’ŝ îçéàŝî ôéû ôé î éŝé àéŝ. Aççéŝŝ ô é àà à çôéŝ ô àî ŝîéŝ îŝ éôéî. ï îŝ îîàé àà. ï çàî ôû ôû ŝéûà îéŝ à ôû ôé îéŝ à éàŝ àîà à ôé éîé ôîé, é çéàé ôéû àà çôéçé ô ôû ôŝ îîàé à ûî- àé éŝîéŝ. Tîŝ àà àŝ éà àûé, ô àŝ é àŝîŝ ô àéé àéîŝî çààîŝ û àŝô – àŝ é ŝà ŝéé î îŝ ôô – àŝ é àŝîŝ ô à îé à ôé çôéé ŝôçîà éôàîŝàîô. B ôî à çàî à é éŝîé, àôŝ à éç çôàîéŝ àé éô- éé ô àûàçûé é ûûé ô ŝôçîà îé, ô ŝé à éé ô ôé. ï 2020, ûé îéç éŝŝûé ô é Péŝîé Dôà Tû, Kûû éé ôçé ô ŝé Gî àç ô é US éçîŝé éçàûŝé ô éàŝ àôû é àôé ô ôé ô Cîà à îŝ ôéû àà ôû àçîîàé. Té Gî ŝàà îŝ àôŝ ûôôûŝ îé à î éé î à îŝô- îŝ Tû éî îŝ à àî ŝîé àç ô é çûçéŝ ô à Cîéŝé ôéé ô éŝééŝ éûŝé ô àçôéé LBGTQ+ îŝ. Péàŝ é ôà ô à ŝô îŝ à ôé àŝ à à çû- ûà îéôôîéŝ çà é û àŝîé àî éàŝî î éé é. Bû éé îŝ à éé ôé ŝîîîçà éŝŝô ô é Kûû Gî çôéçîô: é àŝçé àîîçàîô ô ôé. Tôû Gî î é à ééç éà éàé ô îŝ àîîçàîô, ô à îé ŝçàé îŝ é àîîçàîô ô ôé îŝ à ôçéŝŝ ôîàé  ééôôàîé à çôôîŝ ôîîçŝ. Aŝ ŝûç, à ô ô é àéîà î îŝ ôô – ô ŝéôŝ ô ŝà çôôŝ ô îéôàéŝ à VR ôôà – çà é ŝéé àŝ à ô îŝ àé à îŝ ôîàé  çàîàîŝ, ééôôàîî à àŝçûîî. O ôççàŝîô, àîçà ‘àéàîé’ éàéŝ ô ééîéà éçôôîéŝ à àé àéé ô çû ààîŝ é àî ô éŝé éŝ àé éîôé, û ô é ôé éé îŝ éŝŝ ŝàî éé àôû àçé, àŝ, éûôîéé à îŝàîî ôîîçŝ à éé î é. Té ôjéç

. introduction: the grindr saga 3

ô é ôô îŝ ô îéî é ôàîé à ôîà éŝ à àé éé éŝàî é ô ô ôé î é ŝéîçé ô ééôôàîî, çà- îàîŝ à îéqûàî, ŝô é àjôî ô éàéŝ îŝçûŝŝé éé ééç îŝ àé î ôé ô çîîçîŝé à éî ô ééŝé î. ï ôéŝ ô ŝà é ô ô ôéî û îŝ ŝàçé ô àé à ô àîçà àéàîé ôjéçŝ à çà ààçé é àéàŝ ô àî-çàîàîŝ, éîîŝ, àŝ àçîîŝ, àçîà éqûàî à ôé ôéŝŝîé ôjéçŝ. Aôû ô à ééôŝéûà à îŝé, Gî îŝ à à ô îŝ ôçéŝŝ ô îîîŝé àŝôàîô ô éŝîé à àî à îéôàé îéHope: To See You Agaîn à Gî ûé ôé ôô îŝ ô éé ôûîôûŝ. Gî îŝ à éà éàé ô àîîé àî, ûŝî ôçàîô-àŝé ŝô- àé ô ŝô çôô î àéŝ îé PôÈô GO. ïŝ çôààé àç çôû éàŝ àçéŝ î ôéîà àéŝ çà é çôéçé îé çôîŝ ô çéîŝ. Aŝ Eà Môî àŝ éçé îé î à îôà ééçîô ô Gî çûûé, î àŝ ô ŝîçé éé çôô ô àé ôô-ûŝ ô ŝé ééŝ ôû Gî éé àîçîàŝ àé ûé ô éî ôéŝ, 1 ééîéçî é éé ô é à îŝé îé é àé éŝé îé. ï à ŝéŝé, Gî àŝ àûéé éàî éôé àûéé éàî, à àîîé ééîéçé ô ŝé à éàîôŝîŝ à àŝ àéà ô îŝ îé. ï îéôàé çôûîîéŝ ‘îî’ ééŝ ô é ééàî ô àéŝ ô à ô àççûé ôîŝ ô ééîéçé, ŝô éàŝ éé îŝ à ôûîôûŝ çûé éé î é àé. ï ‘Béî Xà î Gî Cî’, Gàî Bô îéŝ à ‘é à éà ô éŝàé à éàçé ôû ééîéçé ô é çî’ŝ 2 éôé à àçéŝ’. ï à à Gî àŝ é ŝà ô àûéé éàî àî. Tîŝ îŝ à àé ô ûàŝ – à éé éî ààé éééŝ à ôŝ îîàé éŝîéŝ – éçôî éîçé, îûéçé à ‘àé’. Wî ôû ŝàôéŝ, ŝà çôôŝ, ŝéôôŝ, àî àŝ, îîŝ, ŝîûàôŝ à îéôàéŝ, é àé éçôî îçéàŝî ôôîç à é éé ô éŝîé. Wé Aîŝô é é ŝûîé é éà ôîé Uŝéé ôû à.ŝé.éîŝ ŝé ôîçé ô àéŝ: ôŝé ô éŝîé ôôŝ 3 à ôŝé ô à ô éçôé ôôŝ. Tôà, é ô ŝàŝ àé ŝôé à éé, û éé àé àŝô àjô îééçéŝ. Wé àé àî î ôé î ôôŝ ôé à éé éôé, à ôû àéŝ ô à- îîçàîô, éîçîô à éîééî ôû é éŝîéŝ éŝééŝ àé éçôî ôôîçîŝé. ôéé, îŝ ô ôé éôŝ ô é éà ô ôîé ŝûçûûéŝ ô îçé ŝéûà çôûîîéŝ. Nô, ô éŝîî à éçôî ôôŝ àé à é çéé ô ŝôçîà îé. Tîŝ ôô î çàî à î îŝ é ôàîé ôŝîîô ô é î ôé î à àçîé, ô à qûî