The Age Of Screen Capitalism Is Now 未来已来

Excerpt from my work Screen capitalism: Global Korean Screen Culture in Postsocialist China:

In my treatment of affective symbiosis, I emphasize the idea that transnational inter-action requires “affective thinking” comprising a spectrum of affect gradations that deconstructs both thinking that is void of sensations and emotion that is void of thinking. I demonstrate how screen-capitalism proliferates without respect for borders by reviewing the spread of screen culture on streaming platforms from the multinational over-the-top (OTT) media service such as Netflix to the Chinese video-sharing network Tiktok. This process of screen-capitalist spread is not solely defined by capital but is also shaped by affective exchanges in the context of deterritorialization. This role of affective exchange in the circulation of screen-capitalism potentially contributes to an escape from the capitalist schizophrenic process of simultaneous deterritorialization and axiomatization of new territorialization, through affective communication in the general public’s everyday co-experiences of screen culture. Only if we are grounded in such intimacy of a networked world that screen-capitalism enables can we deal with the possible challenges brought forth by future media transformations and thereby resist the violence of the infinite disseverance of human (relations) in a cybernetic age.

Related concept: Screen Capitalism

Please be aware that the content on this website is protected by intellectual property laws. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or use of the content without my permission is strictly prohibited. If you are interested in using any of the content, please contact me directly to discuss proper attribution and usage.