Fifty Shades Of Real. The Sexual and the Virtual in Spike Jonze’s Her
Fifty Shades Of Real. The Sexual and the Virtual in Spike Jonze’s Her
Author(s): Rafał MorusiewiczSubject(s): Anthropology, Gender Studies, Media studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Sociology of Culture, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Social Norms / Social Control
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: popular culture; movie; film; Her; Spike Jonze; non-humanity; biopolitical; fake;cyborg woman;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the portrayal of interhuman and sexual relations in Spike Jonze’s Her and examines the role the role of technology, especially virtual constructs and artificial subjectivities in the broader context of sexual politics and power relations. It looks at the theoretical implications of virtual relationships, including the issues of normativity and analyzes the question of “realness” and its degrees, as determined by social and political constructs of sexuality.
Journal: Kultura Popularna
- Issue Year: 38/2013
- Issue No: 04
- Page Range: 110-119
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
