On Virality: Valuing Existential Voids in Digital Media
Amanda Lagerkvist, Religion: Going Public, February 21, 2017.
”Uncertainty and ambivalence are existential conditions to which we are subject, constituting values which seem antithetical to virality itself. Virality runs instead on a fuel of overinflated assurance. In the political moment we are now thrown into, one example haunts us all”.
The Religion: Going Public blog discusses various aspects of contemporary religion in the public sphere and aims both to inform and participate in on-going public debates relating to religion and society.
The blog develops out of a collaboration between researchers in three research projects funded by The Research Council of Norway's SAMKUL program.
Finns jag på nätet? En digital människa utan kropp
Amanda Lagerkvist, Modern Filosofi, nr. 1, 2015, pp. 34-35.
”Today we are physically intertwined with the media. We surrounded by our networks - in our digital profiles. We are not free to choose if we want to be connected or not”.
Modern Filosofi is a magazine for anyone who wants to gain perspective on their own lives and current social issues.
Döden online
Anna Fredriksson, Memento, March 2017, pp. 8-9.
”We constantly negotiate with communication culture that surrounds us. Many are aware that our digital traces are visible online, but we prefer to rationalize these thoughts as integrity, because technology today is a natural part of our lives”.
Memento magazine is Sweden's only magazine for the funeral industry.
Robots may change the sex industry but could they replace intimacy?
Max Opray, The Guardian, 5 April 2017.
”With ‘perfect’ sex robots not far away, experts warn they could lead to ‘ethical and emotional de-skilling’”.
The comment on a topic is given by Charles Melvin Ess, the special scientific adviser at Digmex (Digital Media and Existential Issues).
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper founded in 1821.
Sociala medier när livet står på spel – en skör livlina
Yvonne Andersson, Palliativ Vård, nr.1, 2017, pp. 30-31.
”Thanks to the smartphones nowadays we have an opportunity to be constantly connected, accessible and present on different social platforms. But what does this mean existentially, for those people who experience severe illnesses, and especially at the final stage of their life? There are no simple answers to that question”.
Nationella Rådet för Palliativ Vård – The Swedish Council for Palliative Care
The Swedish Council for Palliative Care is an umbrella organisation to enhance and support development of palliative care in Sweden. The council, created 2004, consists of 11 professional palliative care national organisations and networks and defines palliative care according to the WHO definition.
