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On Touching—the Inhuman That Therefore I Am

Karen Barad

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Touching is paradoxical: on the human scale, it relies on electric repulsion preventing close contact between atoms, while on the subatomic scale, electrons gain energy by 'touching' themselves, with their existence dependent on a void holding virtual counterparts.

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Field: Cultural Studies

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