Title: A SOLIDÃO E O LAÇO COM O OUTRO EM TEMPOS DE CONECTIVIDADE: UM ESTUDO PSICANALÍTICO
Abstract: Inserted in the field of technology and subjectivity studies, this thesis consists of a psychoanalytic study dedicated to the investigation of the interfaces between sociability and digital culture.Reflecting on the incidences of the internet on the subjects, both with regard to the intrapersonal, as well as interpersonal relationships, we focus this study on the repercussions of this novelty in the ways we experience the dimensions of loneliness and the bond with others.Starting from clinical and contemporary cultural situations, we dedicate ourselves to thinking about the new ways of interacting with ourselves and bonding with others on the internet and other modern machines, aiming to provide new possibilities for understanding and handling the challenges which have emerged in the hyperconnected 2000s.Through the emphasis on coexistences, complexities and paradoxes, as well as the possibility of the virtual network having multiple uses, we intend to deconstruct the dichotomous vision still strong in this field of studies, presenting a perspective that thinks the network as a place where erotic manifestations can be both present and scarce.On the themes of loneliness and bonding with others, the thesis presents psychoanalytical assumptions built by Freud and Lacan about these dimensions of human life, with a view to offering the necessary theoretical basis to reflect on this in times of connectivity.With regard to the Digital Era, we explored the consequences of the application of digital technologies to people's love lives, as well as the production of "new" solitudes marked by the massive use of the internet.