In the era of Big Data,the attention economy has emerged as a core logic of capital accumulation,yet behavioral economic explanations fail to penetrate the unconscious drives and desire structures underlying attention...In the era of Big Data,the attention economy has emerged as a core logic of capital accumulation,yet behavioral economic explanations fail to penetrate the unconscious drives and desire structures underlying attention investment.This paper adopts Lacan’s topological framework of the three orders(the Real,the Symbolic,and the Imaginary)to conduct a psychoanalytic dissection of the attention economy.It argues that Big Data-driven attention mechanisms essentially manipulate desire across these three orders:algorithms,functioning as the“digital big Other,”exploit the Real’s traumatic surplus and the deferred structure of desire through infinite scroll and traumatic stimuli;regulate identity production in the Symbolic via visibility laws,social currency,and datafication;and construct narcissistic illusions in the Imaginary through filters,filter bubbles,and illusions of hyperconnection.Ultimately,the paper proposes an ethics of lucid attention,calling for critical algorithmic literacy,confrontation with the Real’s lack,dismantling of Imaginary illusions,and reclaiming sovereignty over attention-essential for preserving subjective dignity and human freedom in the digital age.展开更多
Being one of the greatest 20thcentury writers,William Faulkner created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today.The broad themes which are covered in Faulkner’s novels cannot be ne...Being one of the greatest 20thcentury writers,William Faulkner created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today.The broad themes which are covered in Faulkner’s novels cannot be neglected,including the racial and religious belief in American society,the fading of the traditional Southern value and the corrosive influence of the rapid industrialization over the human being.Among these important themes,Faulkner also paid enough attention to the theme about how the individual can achieve his or her own identity.In the light of Lacan’s theory of Three Orders,this paper tries to evaluate Faulkner’s discussion over the formation of individual’s identity with Gail Hightower as the example.展开更多
Textual informativity is one of the seven standards of textuality. This paper focuses on the shift among three orders of textual informativity. And also probe into some strategies to compensate for the different level...Textual informativity is one of the seven standards of textuality. This paper focuses on the shift among three orders of textual informativity. And also probe into some strategies to compensate for the different level of informativity.展开更多
Driven by media technologies and consumerism,micro-dramas construct“simulacra subjectivity”through the symbolic portrayal of female characters,thereby obscuring the realities of women’s lived experiences.This study...Driven by media technologies and consumerism,micro-dramas construct“simulacra subjectivity”through the symbolic portrayal of female characters,thereby obscuring the realities of women’s lived experiences.This study adopts Baudrillard’s theory of simulacra as its analytical lens and uses Lacan’s theory of the three orders as a theoretical framework to conduct textual analysis of leading female-oriented micro-dramas.The analysis reveals that female protagonists face a triple dilemma:in the Imaginary Order,they construct a“to-be-gazed”mirror self-dependent on the male gaze,intensifying anxiety over appearance and body image;in the Symbolic Order,female roles are reduced to symbols such as the“virtuous wife and good mother,”internalizing patriarchal social norms;in the Real Order,singular,pleasure-driven narratives dissolve the diversity of female subjectivities.This study argues that such simulacra subjectivity is perpetuated through a closed loop of“symbolic production-data feedback,”which not only distorts the audience’s perception of real women but also risks reinforcing existing gender power structures.To promote gender equality within media and society,micro-dramas must strike a balance between the logic of traffic and the authentic portrayal of female characters,while recognizing their role as a new media form in shaping social values.展开更多
文摘In the era of Big Data,the attention economy has emerged as a core logic of capital accumulation,yet behavioral economic explanations fail to penetrate the unconscious drives and desire structures underlying attention investment.This paper adopts Lacan’s topological framework of the three orders(the Real,the Symbolic,and the Imaginary)to conduct a psychoanalytic dissection of the attention economy.It argues that Big Data-driven attention mechanisms essentially manipulate desire across these three orders:algorithms,functioning as the“digital big Other,”exploit the Real’s traumatic surplus and the deferred structure of desire through infinite scroll and traumatic stimuli;regulate identity production in the Symbolic via visibility laws,social currency,and datafication;and construct narcissistic illusions in the Imaginary through filters,filter bubbles,and illusions of hyperconnection.Ultimately,the paper proposes an ethics of lucid attention,calling for critical algorithmic literacy,confrontation with the Real’s lack,dismantling of Imaginary illusions,and reclaiming sovereignty over attention-essential for preserving subjective dignity and human freedom in the digital age.
文摘Being one of the greatest 20thcentury writers,William Faulkner created many novels which were given high appraisal and remained popular up to today.The broad themes which are covered in Faulkner’s novels cannot be neglected,including the racial and religious belief in American society,the fading of the traditional Southern value and the corrosive influence of the rapid industrialization over the human being.Among these important themes,Faulkner also paid enough attention to the theme about how the individual can achieve his or her own identity.In the light of Lacan’s theory of Three Orders,this paper tries to evaluate Faulkner’s discussion over the formation of individual’s identity with Gail Hightower as the example.
文摘Textual informativity is one of the seven standards of textuality. This paper focuses on the shift among three orders of textual informativity. And also probe into some strategies to compensate for the different level of informativity.
文摘Driven by media technologies and consumerism,micro-dramas construct“simulacra subjectivity”through the symbolic portrayal of female characters,thereby obscuring the realities of women’s lived experiences.This study adopts Baudrillard’s theory of simulacra as its analytical lens and uses Lacan’s theory of the three orders as a theoretical framework to conduct textual analysis of leading female-oriented micro-dramas.The analysis reveals that female protagonists face a triple dilemma:in the Imaginary Order,they construct a“to-be-gazed”mirror self-dependent on the male gaze,intensifying anxiety over appearance and body image;in the Symbolic Order,female roles are reduced to symbols such as the“virtuous wife and good mother,”internalizing patriarchal social norms;in the Real Order,singular,pleasure-driven narratives dissolve the diversity of female subjectivities.This study argues that such simulacra subjectivity is perpetuated through a closed loop of“symbolic production-data feedback,”which not only distorts the audience’s perception of real women but also risks reinforcing existing gender power structures.To promote gender equality within media and society,micro-dramas must strike a balance between the logic of traffic and the authentic portrayal of female characters,while recognizing their role as a new media form in shaping social values.
