mourning

TPCS 5: In beloved memory of: Facebook, death and subjectivity

Working paper
Piia Varis
20/09/2024

New socio-technological tools certainly have an empowering dimension. However, they also shape our subjectivities by regulating them and limiting our agency. This working paper discusses these socio-technological developments through the case of Facebook, in order to demonstrate the implications social media like Facebook have for subjectivity and social practices. 

Leaving the Heartbreak Hotel online & offline.

Column
Ashna Coster
23/03/2018
8 minutes to read

This article provides a reflection on heartbreak in the digital workds, which means that one is breaking up online as well as offline. Unfollow or unfriend one another on social media and if necessary look up self-help tips on how to move on.