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Presentation
Presentation
The course aims to study the events related to the emergence of the internet and online culture and the way they shape behavior in individual and social terms.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
2 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT24-2376
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Introduction - definition of concepts 1.1. From culture to cyberculture 1.2. Cyberculture as a culture 1.3. Men and machines: the question of technique as a fundamental way to understand contemporary culture 2. The virtual 2.1. The emergence of cyberspace. Causes. 2.2. The interactivity 3. Identities 3.1. Life on the screen 3.2. The influence of the internet on the notions of identity 3.3. Simulacra and representations 3.4. Body, cyborg and subjectivity 3.5. Techno-human and post-human 4. Cyberculture and society 4.1. Interaction 4.2. Interconnection 4.3. Virtual communities: social media 4.4. Cyberpolitics and cyberactivism 4.5. Hackers, cyberwar and cyber espionage 4.6. Collaborative culture 4.7. Changes in education, economics and knowledge 5. Technological arts 5.1. Interactivity and hybridity 6. Criticism of cyberculture 6.1. Totalitarianism, domination and business 6.2. Loss and conflicts of interest
7. Artificial intelligence and generative models
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Objectives
Objectives
Ability to critically approach the notion of cyberculture by comparison with the classic notion of "culture". Ability to disentangle some fundamental theoretical aspects of cyberculture (authors and currents). Ability to approach contemporary culture in relation to the crucial issue of technique and its mutations. Ability to elaborate a general mapping on the main issues of cyberculture, including its various practical applications. The influence of new networked cultures and communication.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Weekly presentation of topics for discussion by students (Cibertemas).
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References
References
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JUNQUEIRO, Raul. A idade do conhecimento ¿ A nova era digital. Editorial Notícias: Lisboa, 2002
KEEN, Andrew. The cult of the amateur. Ed. Nicholas Brealy: London and Boston, 2008
LÉVY, Pierre. Cibercultura. Inst. Piaget: Lisboa, 1997
MANOVICH, Lev. The language of new media. MIT Press: CA | MA, 2001
MIRANDA, J.A. Bragança. Teoria da Cultura. Ed. Sec. XXI: Lisboa, 2007
POSTER, Mark. A segunda era dos media. Ed. Celta: Oeiras, 2000
TURKLE, Sherry. A vida no ecrã. Relógio d´Água, Lisboa, 1997
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TURNER, Fred. From counterculture to cyberculture. Univ. of Chicago Press, 2006
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WOOD, Aylish. Digital encounters. Routledge: London & NYC, 2007
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No