Rethinking the public/virtual sphere: The problem with participation

被引：42

作者：

Goldberg, Greg ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Wesleyan Univ, Dept Sociol, Middletown, CT 06459 USA

来源：

NEW MEDIA & SOCIETY | 2011年 / 13卷 / 05期

关键词：

copyright; democracy; economy; participation; peer-to-peer; power; public sphere; virtual sphere; INFORMATION; INTERNET; EFFICACY; WEBLOGS; POWER;

D O I：

10.1177/1461444810379862

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Responding to the long-standing interest of new media scholars in online participation as a mechanism for political and cultural democracy and empowerment, this article elaborates a critique of online participation. It examines the ways in which online participation has been economized at a fundamental level - the level at which data is transmitted - and argues that this economization draws into question the viability of a public/virtual sphere paradigm. In the process, it implicates public/virtual sphere scholarship in the production of a mode of power - vital or productive power - which has been under-examined in new media scholarship.

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页码：739 / 754

页数：16