The Haptic and the Phatic in the Era of Globalization

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12893/gjcpi.2022.1.2

Keywords:

touch, purity, caste, hierarchy, intimacy

Abstract

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 complicates the relationship between human beings, machines and the paradoxes of intimacy.

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31-03-2022

How to Cite

Appadurai, A. (2022). The Haptic and the Phatic in the Era of Globalization. Glocalism: Journal of Culture, Politics and Innovation, (1). https://doi.org/10.12893/gjcpi.2022.1.2

Issue

No. 1 (2022): THE GLOCALIZATION OF TECHNOCULTURES

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In the spotlight

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