"Think different": digital lifestyles and cyberculture as cultural expression

Authors

  • Erick Felinto University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2008.37.4794

Keywords:

Cyberculture, cultural formation, iPhone

Abstract

The concept of cyberculture has conquered unquestionable legitimacy within the field of human sciences, where it comprises the backdrop for relevant issues regarding subjects as different as anthropology, philosophy or literary theory. However, its chronicle lack of definition and broadness sugest a likeness to media studies as a form of knowledge characterized by interdisciplinarity and an ongoing reevaluation of its frontiers. The goal of this work is to propose the definition of cyberculture as a discursive or cultural formation (Cf. Matrix, 2006; Foster, 2005), with coherent epistemological structures and approachable via a unifying perspective.

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Author Biography

Erick Felinto, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Communication of the State University of Rio de Janeiro.

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Published

2009-01-27

How to Cite

Felinto, E. (2009). "Think different": digital lifestyles and cyberculture as cultural expression. Revista FAMECOS, 15(37), 13–19. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2008.37.4794

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Vol. 15 No. 37 (2008)

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