THE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA. SYMBOLIC DIMENSIONS OF A PANDEMIC ARTEFACT
The aim of the present paper is to present the symbolic features that are exposed by the concept of artefact in the context of a pandemic alarm, such as the A (H1N1) influenza. The symbolic qualities entailed by the notion of artefact are well-known within the Social Sciences: Sociology, Anthropolog...
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description | The aim of the present paper is to present the symbolic features that are exposed by the concept of artefact in the context of a pandemic alarm, such as the A (H1N1) influenza. The symbolic qualities entailed by the notion of artefact are well-known within the Social Sciences: Sociology, Anthropology, Archaeology, and Linguistics. The artefact is basically not an object, but an action aimed at designing, simulating or creating a simile by means of material, technological or linguistic structures. The purpose of the present work is to unveil the symbolic dimensions that are activated by the A (H1N1) influenza as a Pandemic Artefact: a) the assumption of separating information from matter; b) the need for a material support to enable the exchange; c) the sociological reflexivity of the artefact and its agency; d) the arbitrariness of its social use, that detaches it from the design as intention. |
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spelling | doaj.art-29d58cd391744b33b5334c755b6c09012022-12-22T00:30:51ZspaUniversidad de ValladolidSociología y Tecnociencia1989-84872013-01-01137282THE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA. SYMBOLIC DIMENSIONS OF A PANDEMIC ARTEFACTAndrés G. SeguelThe aim of the present paper is to present the symbolic features that are exposed by the concept of artefact in the context of a pandemic alarm, such as the A (H1N1) influenza. The symbolic qualities entailed by the notion of artefact are well-known within the Social Sciences: Sociology, Anthropology, Archaeology, and Linguistics. The artefact is basically not an object, but an action aimed at designing, simulating or creating a simile by means of material, technological or linguistic structures. The purpose of the present work is to unveil the symbolic dimensions that are activated by the A (H1N1) influenza as a Pandemic Artefact: a) the assumption of separating information from matter; b) the need for a material support to enable the exchange; c) the sociological reflexivity of the artefact and its agency; d) the arbitrariness of its social use, that detaches it from the design as intention.http://sociologia.palencia.uva.es/revista/index.php/sociologiaytecnociencia/article/view/17/20artefactA (H1N1) influenzasymbolic featuresreflexivity. |
spellingShingle | Andrés G. Seguel THE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA. SYMBOLIC DIMENSIONS OF A PANDEMIC ARTEFACT Sociología y Tecnociencia artefact A (H1N1) influenza symbolic features reflexivity. |
title | THE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA. SYMBOLIC DIMENSIONS OF A PANDEMIC ARTEFACT |
title_full | THE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA. SYMBOLIC DIMENSIONS OF A PANDEMIC ARTEFACT |
title_fullStr | THE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA. SYMBOLIC DIMENSIONS OF A PANDEMIC ARTEFACT |
title_full_unstemmed | THE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA. SYMBOLIC DIMENSIONS OF A PANDEMIC ARTEFACT |
title_short | THE A (H1N1) INFLUENZA. SYMBOLIC DIMENSIONS OF A PANDEMIC ARTEFACT |
title_sort | a h1n1 influenza symbolic dimensions of a pandemic artefact |
topic | artefact A (H1N1) influenza symbolic features reflexivity. |
url | http://sociologia.palencia.uva.es/revista/index.php/sociologiaytecnociencia/article/view/17/20 |
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