Originally posted on sciy.org by Rich Carlson on Fri 02 Oct 2009 12:50 PM PDT
Jackson 2Bears
The Technological Unconscious, Animism and the Uncanny
This paper takes an interdisciplinary
approach to the question of technology by examining points of
convergence between Jungian psychoanalysis and Indigenous philosophy.
The theoretical trajectory of the text will consider traditional
Haudenosaunee cosmologies as a way of re-thinking contemporary
questions about our digital present and future, in turn proposing
possible means of engagement and resistance. Central to the text is a
critical analysis of select writings on the topic of dreams and the
unconscious by Carl Jung, while at the same time reflecting on
traditional Indigenous teachings extracted from the Haudenosaunee
theory of dreams. The end goal of the text is to develop an Indigenous
theory of technology that is faithful to traditional teachings, while
addressing the uncanny essence of digitality in contemporary times.
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