Being There, but How?

Sebastian Dumling

ISBN 10: 3837668800 / ISBN 13: 9783837668803

Published by Transcript Verlag, DE, 2024

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In phenomenological tradition, presence has been understood as fundamental for human experience: I experience the world as my lifeworld because I am present in this world. Even more, I experience myself as »I« only in the physical presence of the other. However, this concept of presence has become fragile through processes of medialization - especially in (post-)pandemic everyday life. Presence can no longer be experienced exclusively in physical proximity, but also digitally or virtually. With global case studies alongside theoretical discussions by both students as well as junior and senior researchers, the volume launches a conversation between social sciences and humanities on how this change affects human experience.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Being There, but How?
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag, DE
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837668800
• ISBN 13: 9783837668803
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 255 grams

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Synopsis

In phenomenological tradition, presence has been understood as fundamental for human experience: I experience the world as my lifeworld because I am present in this world. Even more, I experience myself as »I« only in the physical presence of the other. However, this concept of presence has become fragile through processes of medialization – especially in (post-)pandemic everyday life. Presence can no longer be experienced exclusively in physical proximity, but also digitally or virtually. With global case studies alongside theoretical discussions by both students as well as junior and senior researchers, the volume launches a conversation between social sciences and humanities on how this change affects human experience.

About the Authors

Sebastian Dümling (PD Dr.), born in 1981, works as an associate professor at the Seminar for Cultural Studies and European Ethnology at Universität Basel. His research focuses on discourse theory and discourse history, and he is particularly interested in connections with micro-sociological theories of practice.

Zhenwei Wang is a PhD candidate in sociology and a member of the Institute for World Society Studies at Universität Bielefeld. Her research interests include migration, gender, aging and family transition in China and in East Asia. Her PhD dissertation investigates translocal kinning and caregiving practices in contemporary China.