Living in sympoiesis: how digital media are shaping new life and health ecologies

Digital studies and sociology of health are the interdisciplinary themes at the forefront of this paper. We will examine the ways in which the diffusion of digital media and virus are challenging the human-centric idea of social action in favor of sympoietic and connective forms of living. Such a cultural shift has crucial implications also for health that is introducing new actors (not only humans) and new healthcare practices.