The Origin of Reality in Image
This paper is a logical analysis of reality in images. I use the term “reality” to mean the force that compels us to repeatedly experience an image and at the same time attracts our visual desire. There are two purposes here: (1) to reveal the origin of “reality” in images, and (2) to consider what...
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| Published in | Annual review of sociology/ Nenpō shakaigaku ronshū Vol. 2000; no. 13; pp. 85 - 96 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | Japanese |
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The Kantoh Sociological Society
2000
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| Online Access | Get full text |
| ISSN | 0919-4363 1884-0086 1884-0086 |
| DOI | 10.5690/kantoh.2000.85 |
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| Summary: | This paper is a logical analysis of reality in images. I use the term “reality” to mean the force that compels us to repeatedly experience an image and at the same time attracts our visual desire. There are two purposes here: (1) to reveal the origin of “reality” in images, and (2) to consider what kind of desire could be generated by stimulating our sensibility. Regarding the concrete analysis, I first reveal characteristics of the human sense of sight. Secondly, I analyze the features of images and the human visual desire using Barthes's concept of “the gaze” and Lacan's concept of “objet petit a”. Finally, I present that the origin of “reality” in images consists in “the gaze” as “objet petit a”. |
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| ISSN: | 0919-4363 1884-0086 1884-0086 |
| DOI: | 10.5690/kantoh.2000.85 |