The Technological is Political.: Reflections on the Colonialist Logics of Digital Media.

In the last decades, archaeological, anthropological and philosophical literature have engaged in intense debates regarding the concept of technology in the frame of the so-called “ontological turn” in human sciences. The dominant perspectives today vary from instrumentalist views, that assume the n...

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Autor principal: Di Tullio, Martina
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2023
Materias:
technology
colonialism
material culture
digital media
ontological turn
tecnología
colonialidad
cultura material
medios digitales
giro ontológico
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/39946
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Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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colonialism
material culture
digital media
ontological turn
tecnología
colonialidad
cultura material
medios digitales
giro ontológico
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Di Tullio, Martina
The Technological is Political.: Reflections on the Colonialist Logics of Digital Media.
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colonialism
material culture
digital media
ontological turn
tecnología
colonialidad
cultura material
medios digitales
giro ontológico
author Di Tullio, Martina
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title The Technological is Political.: Reflections on the Colonialist Logics of Digital Media.
title_short The Technological is Political.: Reflections on the Colonialist Logics of Digital Media.
title_full The Technological is Political.: Reflections on the Colonialist Logics of Digital Media.
title_fullStr The Technological is Political.: Reflections on the Colonialist Logics of Digital Media.
title_full_unstemmed The Technological is Political.: Reflections on the Colonialist Logics of Digital Media.
title_sort technological is political.: reflections on the colonialist logics of digital media.
description In the last decades, archaeological, anthropological and philosophical literature have engaged in intense debates regarding the concept of technology in the frame of the so-called “ontological turn” in human sciences. The dominant perspectives today vary from instrumentalist views, that assume the neutrality of technology, and the radical approaches of symmetrical archaeology, that outline its active role. The aim of this work is to question both extremes from a decolonial point of view, and to propose instead a perspective that recognises the influence of the contexts of production and use upon the characteristics of technologies and their effects. Moreover, the particular case of digital media is analyzed, as bearers of logics and meanings from contemporary western cosmology that manifest in their material aspects. In this way, the political nature of new technologies is highlighted, as well as of discourses on them and the processes of their expansion in regions of the global South. It thus becomes relevant to study what happens in the practice of digital media insertion in specific contexts.
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spelling I10-R319-article-399462025-08-04T17:38:04Z The Technological is Political.: Reflections on the Colonialist Logics of Digital Media. Lo Tecnológico es político. : Reflexiones sobre las lógicas colonialistas de los medios digitales. O Tecnológico é político. : Reflexões sobre a lógica colonialista da mídia digital. Di Tullio, Martina technology colonialism material culture digital media ontological turn tecnología colonialidad cultura material medios digitales giro ontológico In the last decades, archaeological, anthropological and philosophical literature have engaged in intense debates regarding the concept of technology in the frame of the so-called “ontological turn” in human sciences. The dominant perspectives today vary from instrumentalist views, that assume the neutrality of technology, and the radical approaches of symmetrical archaeology, that outline its active role. The aim of this work is to question both extremes from a decolonial point of view, and to propose instead a perspective that recognises the influence of the contexts of production and use upon the characteristics of technologies and their effects. Moreover, the particular case of digital media is analyzed, as bearers of logics and meanings from contemporary western cosmology that manifest in their material aspects. In this way, the political nature of new technologies is highlighted, as well as of discourses on them and the processes of their expansion in regions of the global South. It thus becomes relevant to study what happens in the practice of digital media insertion in specific contexts. En las últimas décadas, la literatura arqueológica, antropológica y filosófica ha desarrollado intensos debates en relación al concepto de tecnología en el marco del llamado “giro ontológico” en las ciencias humanas. Los enfoques dominantes hoy en día alternan entre visiones instrumentalistas, que suponen la neutralidad de la tecnología, y los abordajes radicales de la arqueología simétrica, que resaltan su papel activo. El objetivo de este trabajo es cuestionar ambos extremos desde una perspectiva decolonial, y proponer en cambio un enfoque que reconozca la influencia de los contextos de producción y de uso sobre las características de las tecnologías y sus efectos. A su vez, se analiza el caso particular de los medios digitales como portadores de lógicas y significados propios de la cosmología occidental contemporánea que se manifiestan en sus aspectos materiales. De este modo, se remarca el carácter político de las nuevas tecnologías, de los discursos sobre ellas y de sus procesos de expansión en las regiones del Sur global. Resulta así relevante el estudio de lo que sucede en la práctica de inserción de lo digital en contextos específicos. Nas últimas décadas, a literatura arqueológica, antropológica e filosófica tem desenvolvido intensos debates sobre o conceito de tecnologia na estrutura da chamada "virada ontológica" nas ciências humanas. As abordagens dominantes hoje se alternam entre visões instrumentalistas, que assumem a neutralidade da tecnologia, e as abordagens radicais da arqueologia simétrica, que enfatizam seu papel ativo. O objetivo deste artigo é questionar ambos os extremos a partir de uma perspectiva decolonial e, em vez disso, propor uma abordagem que reconheça a influência dos contextos de produção e uso sobre as características das tecnologias e seus efeitos. Ao mesmo tempo, o caso específico da mídia digital é analisado como portador de lógicas e significados próprios da cosmologia ocidental contemporânea que se manifestam em seus aspectos materiais. Dessa forma, é destacado o caráter político das novas tecnologias, dos discursos sobre elas e de seus processos de expansão nas regiões do Sul global. Portanto, é relevante estudar o que acontece na prática da inserção do digital em contextos específicos. Centro de Estudios Históricos. UA CONICET 2023-12-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion texto application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/39946 10.37603/2250.7728.v27.n3.39946 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 27 No. 3 (2023): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología; 25-43 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; Vol. 27 Núm. 3 (2023): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología; 25-43 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología; v. 27 n. 3 (2023): Comechingonia Revista de Arqueología; 25-43 2250-7728 0326-7911 10.37603/2250.7728.v27.n3 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/comechingonia/article/view/39946/43878 Derechos de autor 2023 Comechingonia. Revista de Arqueología https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

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