Digital culture

mediatization, surveillance and public space

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34629/cpublica.872

Keywords:

digital culture, social media, disinformation, surveillance, digital media

Abstract

The transformation in culture, driven by digital technology and the development of media, information, and communication systems, represents one of the most significant challenges of contemporary societies. Understanding these profound changes and their impacts becomes part of the everyday life of communication professionals and citizens in general. In this context, what challenges, risks and opportunities arise? What new public spaces for interaction and socialization are being fostered? Through a transdisciplinary approach, this special issue aims to reflect on the impact of new technologies in a society based on the abundance of information and data that coexists with the potential of rupture and instability, with a deep and widespread crisis of confidence as a result.

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Author Biographies

  • Silvia Valencich Frota, School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, Center for Comparative Studies

    PhD in Literary and Cultural Studies, specializing in Culture and Communication. Professor in the Culture and Communication Program at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, and researcher at the Center for Comparative Studies. Areas of interest: nationalisms, identities, citizenship, and digital culture.

  • Nuno Medeiros, School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, Center for Comparative Studies

    PhD in Sociology, specializing in Sociology of Culture, Knowledge, and Education. Professor in the Culture and Communication Program at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon. Lecturer in the Department of History at the same faculty, and researcher at the Center for Comparative Studies and the Center for History of the University of Lisbon. Areas of interest: books, publishing, mediation and circulation of culture (written, printed, and digital), cultural practices, and institutions.

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Published

2024-12-13

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SPECIAL ISSUE: Digital culture: mediatization, surveillance and public space

How to Cite

Digital culture: mediatization, surveillance and public space. (2024). Comunicação Pública, 19(37). https://doi.org/10.34629/cpublica.872