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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Main Author: Andrés G. Seguel
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Valladolid 2013-01-01
Series:Sociología y Tecnociencia
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Online Access:http://sociologia.palencia.uva.es/revista/index.php/sociologiaytecnociencia/article/view/17/20
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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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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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