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The cities of need: capitalism and subjectivity in the contemporary metropolis / As cidades da carência: o capitalismo e a subjetividade na metrópole contemporânea
Baptista, Luis Antonio dos Santos.
  • Baptista, Luis Antonio dos Santos; Fluminense Federal University. Niterói. BR
Psicol. soc. (Online) ; 25(spe): 54-61, 2013.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-697175
ABSTRACT
The objective of this article is to reflect upon the articulations between subjectivity and capitalism, the focal analysis on social life in contemporary metropolises. Inspired by Walter Benjamin, among other researchers, the author presents the narrow connection between the urban projects of Western cities and the forms of sensibility and the construction of the feeling of alterity. The article, using current scenes of daily life, underscores the singular characteristics of the production of subjectivities through contemporary capitalism, such as the disposability of social relations, the search for pleasure that is never satiated, the indifference, and the singular individualism of present day cities that predominates in the profusion of images of consumption and velocity...
RESUMO
O objetivo deste artigo é refletir sobre as articulações entre subjetividade e capitalismo, tendo como foco a análise da vida social nas metrópoles contemporâneas. Inspirado por Walter Benjamin, entre outros pesquisadores, o autor apresenta a ligação estreita entre os projetos urbanos de cidades ocidentais e as formas de sensibilidade e a construção do sentimento de alteridade. O artigo, usando cenas atuais da vida diária, ressalta as características singulares da produção de subjetividades através capitalismo contemporâneo, como a descartabilidade das relações sociais, a busca do prazer que nunca é saciada, a indiferença e o individualismo singular de hoje nas cidades onde predominam a profusão de imagens de consumo e de velocidade...
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Urbanization / Cities / Urban Area / Capitalism / Interpersonal Relations Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Psicol. soc. (Online) Journal subject: Psychology Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fluminense Federal University/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Urbanization / Cities / Urban Area / Capitalism / Interpersonal Relations Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Psicol. soc. (Online) Journal subject: Psychology Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Fluminense Federal University/BR