Tumblr: Homogeneity and heterogeneity, production and reproduction of expenditure

Authors

  • Pedro Henrique Baptista Reis Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - FAMECOS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2016.1.21071

Keywords:

Cyberculture, Social Neworking, Pornography

Abstract

This paper endeavours in comprehending the processes of production and reproduction of content in the social networking site Tumblr under the guise of Battaile’s theory of expenditure and the aspects of homogeneity and heterogeneity in post-totalitarian societies. The main focus is the analysis of blogs connected trough the social networking site Tumblr, in a diverse rage of categories, from the amateuristic production of content to the reproduction of culture media products, but always concern with the transgressor nature of the apropriation of pornographic and/or erotic ideas.

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Author Biography

Pedro Henrique Baptista Reis, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - FAMECOS

Doutor em Comunicação pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul - FAMECOs

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Published

2015-11-10

How to Cite

Reis, P. H. B. (2015). Tumblr: Homogeneity and heterogeneity, production and reproduction of expenditure. Revista FAMECOS, 23(1), ID21071. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2016.1.21071

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Section

Cyberculture