Overview of digital culture research in Brazil
1990 - 2025
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https://doi.org/10.22456/1807-8583.151104Keywords:
digital culture, Brazil, history of the internet, communication epistemologyAbstract
This essay presents a history of internet studies within the field of communication in Brazil from 1990 to the present. This periodisation does not encompass all events of the period; instead, it highlights those I consider most relevant for guiding epistemological debates in the field of communication. It offers a historical and epistemological account of how the discipline has conceptualised digital culture over these years. The field of communication has closely followed the development of the internet in Brazil, and its internationalisation has expanded significantly in recent years. Agreements, research collaborations, publications, networks, and international events are now commonplace. The field has reached a greater level of maturity. Scholars have participated in these debates not only as high-level researchers but also as public intellectuals and consultants to legislative bodies, contributing to a broader understanding of contemporary platform society. In this way, we have helped the country to reflect critically on digital culture.
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