Another Valley: an alternative technology of the self
Author(s) -
Ian Parker
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
doaj (doaj: directory of open access journals)
Language(s) - Spanish
DOI - 10.5209/rev_tk.2014.v11.n1.48997
Subject(s) - fantasy , sect , romance , space (punctuation) , capital (architecture) , art , history , humanities , geography , sociology , art history , aesthetics , literature , visual arts , philosophy , theology , linguistics
Here I describe the spiritual sect “Vale do Amanhecer” founded in 1959 north east of Brasilia, the capital of Brasil. I contrast the technological and romantic aspects of Vale do Amanhecer with the techno-scientific fantasy architectural space of Brasilia itself, and examine the way in which one form of romance with technology (Kubitscheck’s Brasilia) is complemented (and, we could say, incites) another, the spiritual sect barely 20 kilometres away.En este texto describo la secta espiritual “Vale do Amanhecer”, fundada en 1959 al noreste de Brasilia, la capital de Brasil. En él se ponen en contraste los aspectos tecnológicos y románticos de Vale do Amanhecer con la fantasía tecno-científica que proyecta el espacio arquitectónico de Brasilia, y examina el modo en que una forma de romance con la tecnología (la de la Brasilia de Kubitscheck) se complementa con (y en cierto sentido provoca) la otra, la secta espiritual situada tan solo a 20 kilómetros
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