Posthuman to Inhuman: mHealth technologies and the digital health assemblage

BLACK, Jack and CHERRINGTON, James (2022). Posthuman to Inhuman: mHealth technologies and the digital health assemblage. Theory & Event, 25 (4), 726-750.

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Official URL: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/867309
Link to published version:: https://doi.org/10.1353/tae.2022.0039

Abstract

In exploring the intra-active, relational and material connections between humans and non- humans, proponents of posthumanism advocate a questioning of the ‘human’ beyond its traditional anthropocentric conceptualization. By referring specifically to controversial developments in mHealth applications, this paper critically diverges from posthuman accounts of human/non-human assemblages. Indeed, we argue that, rather than ‘dissolving’ the human subject, the power of assemblages lie in their capacity to highlight the antagonisms and contradictions that inherently affirm the importance of the subject. In outlining this claim, we propose a turn from the posthuman to the inhuman as a way of understanding the contemporary landscape of (digital) health.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Sport Industry Research Centre; Humanities Research Centre; Sociology, Politics and Policy Research Group; Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1353/tae.2022.0039
Page Range: 726-750
SWORD Depositor: Symplectic Elements
Depositing User: Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited: 16 Dec 2021 15:33
Last Modified: 12 Oct 2023 09:30
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/29456

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