The invention of (cyber)culture: virtualization, aura and post-traditional etnographic pratices in the cyberspace

Authors

  • Bernardo Lewgoy Departamento de Antropologia/UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2009.2.4786

Keywords:

Cyberculture, Cyberspace, Etnography

Abstract

This paper raises some questions about the epistemology and the ontology of cyberspace, relating it to the realization of post-traditional ethnographies in virtual worlds. Related to this issue the author argues that Walter Benjamin`s concept of “aura” is still appropriate to analyse the links between virtualization and old technologies as an example of the general problems discussed in this paper.

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Author Biography

Bernardo Lewgoy, Departamento de Antropologia/UFRGS

Bernardo Lewgoy é professor do Departamento de Antropologia da UFRGS e pesquisador do Núcleo de Estudos da Religião da UFRGS.

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Published

2009-12-10

How to Cite

Lewgoy, B. (2009). The invention of (cyber)culture: virtualization, aura and post-traditional etnographic pratices in the cyberspace. Civitas: Journal of Social Sciences, 9(2), 185–196. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2009.2.4786

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2009): Cyberspace: contributions of the Brasilian social sciences

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