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How is technology shaping our desires? What bodies and faces populate our screens? What’s left of the flesh in virtual spaces? Biz Sherbert addresses these and other questions in her essay, following human and non-human actors who have adopted successful strategies to stimulate and nourish the fantasies and wishes of users. In a world in which it becomes increasingly necessary to perform in front of a camera for the benefit of others watching on their screen, camgirls have successfully positioned themselves as cultural icons. Their practices, strategies and aesthetics provide more than a lesson in online pornography as a business. They reflect the state of our libidinal economy, posing the question, at times even explicitly: Is this art?
How is technology shaping our desires? What bodies and faces populate our screens? What’s left of the flesh in virtual spaces? Biz Sherbert addresses these and other questions in her essay, following human and non-human actors who have adopted successful strategies to stimulate and nourish the fantasies and wishes of users. In a world in which it becomes increasingly necessary to perform in front of a camera for the benefit of others watching on their screen, camgirls have successfully positioned themselves as cultural icons. Their practices, strategies and aesthetics provide more than a lesson in online pornography as a business. They reflect the state of our libidinal economy, posing the question, at times even explicitly: Is this art?
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