Sherry Turkle, a trained sociologist, licenced psychologist and MIT professor, examines how conversation changes as technology became more pervasive in our lives. Turkle's new book builds a compelling argument that causes one to reflect on whether we are too connected....
“Sherry Turkle’s memoir is a beautiful book. It has gravity and grace; it’s as inexorable as a fable; it drills down into the things that make a life; it works to make sense of existence on both its coded and transparent levels; it feels like an instant classic of the genre.” ...
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In conversation with the editors, Turkle discusses the challenges and opportunities facing psychoanalysts today. She describes how people use digital life to flee what they find messy and complex in human conversation. She suggests that psychoanalysis has a special role to play in contemporary life ...
The afterword concludes by asserting that by reclaiming conversation, we can reclaim psychoanalysis.doi:10.1080/1551806X.2017.1304122Turkle, SherryEssig, ToddRussell, Gillian IsaacsPsychoanalytic Perspectives
Gary C.Mass Communication & SocietyWoodward, G. C. "Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in the Digital Age by Sherry Turkle." Mass Communication and Society 20.1 (2017): 146-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2016.1234165