1st Edition

Posthuman Buddhism and the Digital Self The Production of Dwellspace

By Les Roberts Copyright 2024
168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

168 Pages
by Routledge

In Posthuman Buddhism and the Digital Self , Les Roberts extends his earlier work on spatial anthropology to consider questions of time, spaciousness and the phenomenology of self. Across the book’s four main chapters – which range from David Bowie’s long-standing interest in Buddhism, to street photography of 1980s Liverpool, to the ambient soundscapes of Derek Jarman’s Blue , or to the slow,... Read more

Introduction: In Search of Spaciousness

1 Dwelling in the Space of the Self: Home, Extensionality, Memory

2 The Lama, the Changeling and the Wardrobe: Bowie, Buddhism, Transitional Space

3 Wherever You Go, There You Are Wired: Empty Time, Boredom, Liminality

4 Streaming the Mindstream: Ambience, Spaciousness, Slowness

Conclusion: The Production of Dwellspace

Biography

Les Roberts is a Reader in Cultural and Media Studies at the University of Liverpool, UK.

“Through a series of fascinating case studies, Les Roberts explores what it means to be an emplaced and embodied human being in a digital, mediated age. His book is full of both vivid, concrete examples and suggestive theoretical interventions. It takes the study of the everyday into new, exciting areas.” - Joe Moran, Liverpool John Moores University, UK