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Sociality and Embodiment: Online Communication During and After Covid-19
1School of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Foundations of Science
|October 10, 2022
Summary
Digital technology changes how we experience social interactions. This study analyzes how digitally mediated encounters create unique forms of sociality, urging a new phenomenological approach beyond simple replacement.
Area of Science:
- Philosophy of Technology
- Social Phenomenology
- Digital Communication Studies
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital communication tools for social interaction.
- There is a growing trend to replace face-to-face encounters with technologically mediated ones.
- Philosophical perspectives highlight technology's transformative impact on human situations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the impact of digitally-enabled communication on the experience of sociality.
- To analyze how digital spaces alter embodied social encounters.
- To critically examine the notion of replacing face-to-face interactions with digital ones.
Main Methods:
- Phenomenological analysis of sociality.
- Examination of digitally mediated communication.
- Focus on themes: perceptual access, intercorporeality, shared space, transitional spaces, and self-presentation.
Main Results:
- Digital mediation significantly alters embodied experiences in social encounters.
- Key dimensions of sociality, including perception and self-presentation, are transformed in digital spaces.
- Digital encounters represent distinct forms of sociality with unique characteristics.
Conclusions:
- Digitally mediated social encounters necessitate their own phenomenological analysis.
- The framework of viewing digital interactions solely as replacements for face-to-face encounters is inadequate.
- Further research is needed to understand the unique nature of digital sociality.
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