In this video essay, I examine how platform capitalism has changed the way we perceive atrocities, in this case - the war in Ukraine. In my attempt to find the right analytical framework for the problems raised by the most viral war in history, I explore theoretical perspectives of Jean Baudrillard, Susan Sontag, Paul Virilio and Tiziana Terranova.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:14 Baudrillard: The Gulf War and the telly
5:41 The first TikTok war
8:07 Terranova: War is not about signs, it’s about signals
10:11 Dead soldiers and funny cats
13:46 Sontag: Too distracted for photojournalism?
18:10 Virilio: No real...