NFTs as skeuomorphs: Weaponized sameness and fascist utopias

Catherine J. Frieman

doi:10.1111/aman.13805

NFTs as skeuomorphs: Weaponized sameness and fascist utopias

Catherine J. Frieman^*

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[No official abstract] This essay builds on my previous work on skeuomorphism and technological change to examine the role of imitation and iteration in the circulation of NFT art and its social and economic impacts. It applies methods and interpretative frameworks drawn from digital archaeology, technology studies, social anthropology and culture studies to tease out the web of relations in which NFT art gains value.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	194-198
Number of pages	5
Journal	American Anthropologist
Volume	125
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.13805
Publication status	Published - Mar 2023

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NFTs as skeuomorphs: Weaponized sameness and fascist utopias

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