Parasite

the parasite as a metaphor for media culture

In his book The Parasite (originally published in 1980), philosopher Michel Serres suggests rethinking the relations between humans and parasites:

The interrelation between parasite and body is so deep that separation would be deadly. The negative connotation of the ‘parasite’ thus needs to be turned around and ‘parasites’ need to be thought of as positive forces.

both capitalists and socialists have been called parasites by their respective enemies

someone who sits at a dinner table next to the regular guests and eats the food

While there are several scholarly readings of Bartleby as a parasite, he actually does not feed on anyone or anything.

the formula ‘I would prefer not to’ could be seen as a parasitic meme

Gullestad therefore imagines Humanist Parasite Studies

when are we literally or metaphorically referring to parasites?

to look at the parasitic through the lens of game theory.

a small multiplayer browser game called Parasite Game