Participation, Remediation, Bricolage: Considering Principal Components

of a Digital CultureMark Deuze

ARIN6912 Digital Research and PublishingLecturer: Chris ChesherName: Jie He Student No: 310054397

Abstract

Introduction• Background The emergence of a digital culture

• Purpose To identify the principal components of an emerging global

digital culture

19th century print

culture

20th century electronic

culture

21st century digital culture

Abstract

Purpose To identify the principal components of an emerging global digital culture

Hypothesis“First, the realization that all aspects of everyday life in highly industrialized modern societies are to some extent influenced by, and implicated in computerization.”

“A second assumption takes into consideration contemporary social changes accelerated by globalization, post-nationalism and individualization.”

(Mark Deuze)

Abstract

Methods A case-based approach

Discussion whether or not the components of digital culture can be considered ‘new’

What is Digital Culture?

Participation Remediation Bricolage

Digital Culture

• Principal components• Online Journalism, Indymedia and Blogs - (online) journalism, blogging and open publishing—all of which are

combined in the structures, values and practices of Indymedia.

Participation• Active agents in the process of meaning-making (we become participants• Contemporary understanding of participation-‘hypersociability’• With the emergence of independent centers• A new form of journalism-“we media”• Has a political dimension• Has roots in “DIY” CULTURE• In realms of economy

Participation- Examples• Star Wars• Reality TV show Survivor• News Crop announcement• “We media”• Webblogging • SNSs• Wikis• Social Tagging

Remediation• Distantiation VS Remediation• We adopt but at the same time modify, manipulate, and thus

reform consensual ways of understanding reality (we engage in remediation)

Remediation-Example• Weblogg• Twitter (micro blogging) • Journalism

Bricolage• we reflexively assemble our own particular versions of such reality (we are

bricoleurs).• incorporates like borrowing, hybridity, mixture and plagiarism • evident link our way online• Critical thinking• “Left” from “Right” and “Progressive” from “Conseevative”• “second-hand truth”---Baudrillard• Provide a bottom-up platform for individual voice

Bricolage-Example• SDKs• Wiki• Netiquette• Indymedia web sites• Rmixing

Critical thinking Amateurs

Critical thinking

What is the future forDigtal culture?

What is our end goal?

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