Distributed assemblages of cognition and health (or) how TikTok ate my mind

Jamie Mcphie; David A. G. Clarke

doi:10.4324/9781003345725-29

Distributed assemblages of cognition and health (or) how TikTok ate my mind

Jamie Mcphie^*, David A. G. Clarke

^*Corresponding author for this work

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With this chapter, we attempt to think with virtual space as we grapple with the topic/s – health, social media, creative space. But this virtual world isn’t simply the binary opposite of a physical world – an actual. It’s not some ghostly space devoid of material. Virtual space is entirely material and as such entangles itself ecologically with anything that engages with it, including thinking - cognition. So, thinking this way, what might the health implications be when we think with social media (for example, TikTok)? This chapter thinks itself creatively with the writing, as it moves through, wrestles with, and queer(ie)s the ecological concepts it explores, from assemblages of health and embodied cognition to social media, misogyny, and fascism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Routledge Handbook on Spaces of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Editors	Candice P. Boyd, Sarah L. Bell, Louise E. Boyle, Joshua Evans, Ronan Foley, Ebba Högström, Alak Paul
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	26
Pages	283-290
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003345725
ISBN (Print)	9781032385761
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003345725-29
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2024

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Distributed assemblages of cognition and health (or) how TikTok ate my mind. / Mcphie, Jamie; Clarke, David A. G.
Routledge Handbook on Spaces of Mental Health and Wellbeing. ed. / Candice P. Boyd; Sarah L. Bell; Louise E. Boyle; Joshua Evans; Ronan Foley; Ebba Högström; Alak Paul. Routledge, 2024. p. 283-290.

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