The Ambient Politics of Affective Computing

• Published in: Public culture Vol. 34; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Author: Angela Xiao Wu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Duke University Press, NC & IL 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Activism; Collective action; Deployment; Emotions; Politics; Sentiment analysis; Social life & customs; Surveillance; China

Much attention to affective computing has focused on its alleged ability to “tap into human affects,” a trope also foundational to broader theorizations about big‐data surveillance. What remains understudied and undertheorized is affective computing's social life, where interested parties conte...