The Haptic and the Phatic in the Era of Globalization

Touch is a universal faculty which lets humans explore intimacy, danger and other aspects of their sensory worlds. In India, the regulation of touch is the key to the maintenance of a highly hierarchical, unjust and humiliating social system. Today, the spread of haptic technologies further complic...

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Main Author: Arjun Appadurai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2022-03-01
Series:Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation
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Online Access:https://ojs-unimi-test.4science.cloud/index.php/glocalism/article/view/20483
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