We believe…
- We believe emotion has traditionally been overlooked.
- We believe that showing emotion is not a weakness
- We believe emotion makes us human
- We believe there is a reason for emotion
- We believe that one can manage their emotion
- We believe emotion should accompany logic
- We believe in the importance of emotional intelligence
- We believe in the imperfect complexity and dynamic nature of emotion
- We believe emotion is a particular pattern of physiological activity, and
- We believe emotion is culturally constructed
- We believe emotion is political
- We believe emotion creates radical change
We want…
- We want technology to enhance human emotion
- We want technology to respond intelligently to human emotion
- We want to blur and question the line between technology and humans
- We want emotional health to be prioritized
- We want to use technology to inform and encourage emotional reflection
- We want people to be emotionally intelligent
- We want technology to assist in managing and expressing emotions for the betterment of one’s self without causing harm to others
- We want people to be more emotionally expressive and empathetic
- We want people to emotionally connect with one another across diverse backgrounds
- We want to challenge gendered notions of emotion
- We want to challenge racialized notions of emotion
- We want to cultivate empathy
- We want to artistically express the diverse range of emotion using technology and all human senses
- We want to use technology and emotion to build community
We know this to be true…
- We know that emotion is difficult to define
- We know that emotion is affected by environment
- We know that emotion is felt differently by people, even if it is the same emotion
- We know that emotion involves both body and mind
- We know that suppression of emotion is unhealthy
- We know that how we deal with emotion is culturally and socially learned
- We know that emotion is internally felt in conjunction with other emotions
- We know that emotion is contagious
- We know that emotion impacts how we perceive one another
- We know that emotion is experienced and felt in a way that can not be fully described
- We know that emotion and rational thought are innately intertwined
- We know that emotion can be reevaluated and transformed
- We know that emotion is a way of knowing
- We know that technology can not solve everything
The content of the Affective Media Manifesto represents the view of the authors and does not claim to represent the views of USC and USC School of Cinematic Arts. (Fall 2019/Spring 2020)