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oktober 02, 2003
MonsterMedia - monstrosity in the face of weblogs
Thomas N. Burg: MonsterMedia - monstrosity in the face of weblogs.
Abstract:
My paper is trying to setup the grounds for researching the newly established blogosphere and the media culture in general in terms of cultural practices vis a vis the new phenomenon. Martijntje Smits theory on how society reacts on new technologies forms the basis of the research on weblogs. Her „pragmatic monster-ethics" outline social and cultural reaction in view of the emergence of new technologies. My paper elaborates on weblogs, the blogosphere and its practice of linking as new technologies and techniques of content creation that challenge our established public media space.
On the grounds of this outline the discourse within the blogosphere as well outside of it will be researched.
Utdrag (fotnotsmarkeringar borttagna):
The initial basis is provided by the dissertation "Exorcising monsters: the cultural domestication of new technologies" by Martijntje Smits and respectively an essay based upon her assumptions.
The focal point of the dissertation is based upon the notion of Monster– that is upon the thesis that a Monster unifies two incompatible sides within itself (e.g. human parts and inorganic and/or animalistic ones) – with investigating cultural norms and types of behavior in the light of ‘monstrous’ challenges. The monster is provided its characteristics due to the fact that our collective cultural categories that allow for an understanding of the world in the first place, do not permit classification. This implies that Monsters will continue to exist forever or at least up until our civilization is based on cultural categories.
In this essay the attempt is undertaken to utilize Smits’ thesis with the phenomenon of the weblog, that of Blogopshere and respectively of linking/networking of content. The question, however is: Are weblogs, the Blogosphere or respectively Monster links and if that is the case, which cultural categories do they surpass?
Posted by hakank at oktober 2, 2003 07:09 EM Posted to Blogging