Participatory Heritage On Social Networking Sites: The Discussion of Main Theoretical Concepts

The field researching cultural heritage communication on social networking sites, is still developing its theoretical foundations, while participatory heritage, as one of the newest concepts born in this field, is still lacking its grounded conceptualization, especially emerging from practice-based research studies. This theoretical study suggests to integrate different theoretical considerations that derives from cultural heritage studies, social networking sites research and theory of participation, and proposes to refine the concept of participatory heritage believing that the primary understanding of the context as “participatory” lies not in the environment itself, but in the activity that takes place in it. Therefore, I offer that participatory heritage could be understood as a new shift in cultural heritage practice that emerge through collaboration and communication of people on social networking sites.

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Editorial: Media literacy as intergenerational project: skills, norms, and mediation

Medienbildung im Spannungsfeld medienpädagogischer Leitbegriffe - MedienPädagogik: Zeitschrift für Theorie und Praxis der Medienbildung ◽

10.21240/mpaed/35/2019.10.15.x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (Media literacy) ◽

pp. i-v

Author(s):

Claudia Riesmeyer ◽

Thorsten Naab ◽

Anne-Linda Camerini ◽

Ruth Festl ◽

Christine Dallmann

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Social Competence ◽

Social Networking ◽

Media Literacy ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Research Literature ◽

Media Content ◽

Analytical Skills ◽

Action Knowledge ◽

Theoretical Considerations

The extensive research literature on media literacy is reflected by diverse theoretical conceptions, assumptions, and conclusions. Nevertheless, the considerations of numerous scholars in this «patchwork of ideas» (Potter 2010, 676) revolve around the importance of critical thinking and the interplay of different generations in the acquisition of media literacy.Many scholars argue that critical thinking is a key qualification for the reflection of possible risks and a media use oriented towards opportunities. The ability to use media critically is directly linked to democratic-theoretical considerations, where information (Buckingham 2007), knowledge (Potter 2010), and analytical skills (Koltay 2011) are defined as components of media literacy. Information and knowledge are necessary for gaining access to media offerings, to analyze and evaluate them, and to create own media content (e.g., a profile on social networking sites like Instagram; Livingstone and Helsper 2010). Definitions of media literacy are usually based on the ability to access media and on media knowledge as expertise. These skills are considered fundamental for a reflective and (self-)critical use of media (self-competence), and to pass one’s own knowledge and abilities to others (social competence). However, previous research (e.g., Livingstone 2014) has also shown that deficits in media literacy lie less in knowledge, but rather in subsequent actions and thus in the transformation of knowledge into action. Knowledge does not automatically lead to a critical use of media or to a change in behavior (Martens 2010; Riesmeyer, Pfaff-Rüdiger and Kümpel 2012; 2016). It is, therefore, not enough to only focus on knowledge, but respective actions must be considered as well when investigating media literacy and its mediation.

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Social Capital and Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Theoretical Concepts of Departure and the Potential of Further Research

Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology ◽

10.2478/se-2020-0007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 68 (2) ◽

pp. 122-135

Author(s):

Daniel Drápala

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Social Capital ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽

Basic Principles ◽

Theoretical Concepts ◽

Cultural Elements ◽

The Social ◽

National Environment ◽

Theoretical Foundations

AbstractThis study discusses the use of the social capital concept in relation to the elements of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and their safeguarding. The author proceeds from theoretical concepts which were employed by some researchers outside ethnological research (P. Bourdieu, Y. F. Fukuyama, R. D. Putnam and others) in the last decades. He highlights one of the basic principles of social capital, which consists of sharing the real and the potential sources, knowledge, and information, which an individual or a group of persons acquire through more or less institutionalized relations. Based on the experience from the national environment (Czech Republic) and an international organization (UNESCO) he contemplates to which extent it is possible to apply the theoretical foundations of social capital on the ICH, where the principle of sharing of and mutual respect to cultural elements is one of the basic theses. The discussion about the social capital concept in social sciences has until now shown how wide the spectrum of possible perspectives is. There is not the only possible determinant interpretation and field. The chosen theme, the methodology, and the discipline’s tradition contribute to different territorial and conceptual adaptations of social capital, which, however, also generates a potential of using this concept in the form of transdisciplinary research. This can be used, in the future, for the study of intangible cultural heritage.

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Risky eBusiness: An Examination of Risk-taking, Online Disclosiveness, and Cyberstalking Victimization

Cyberpsychology Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace ◽

10.5817/cp2012-1-4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Andrew Welsh ◽

Jennifer A. A. Lavoie

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Risk Taking ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Personal Information ◽

Social Networking Site ◽

Self Report ◽

Social Risk ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Theoretical Concepts

The expansion of online social networking sites and the relative accessibility to personal information provided by these sites has raised concerns about the risks for a variety of negative experiences, including cyberstalking. The present study investigated whether the theoretical concepts of Routine Activities Theory (RAT) could account for patterns of cyberstalking victimization among social networking site users. The study employed a self-report survey design using a convenience sample of 321 female undergraduate students. RAT was operationalized in the cyber context by measuring the level of online disclosure, frequency of internet use (online exposure) and general proclivity for risk-taking behaviours among participants. Personal experiences of cyberstalking were also assessed. Analyses specifically examined the relationship between RAT variables and cyberstalking outcomes and the extent to which a specific form of guardianship, online disclosiveness, served as a mediator between online activities and the risk for victimization. Online exposure and a proclivity for social risk-taking were associated with cyberstalking victimization. Levels of online disclosure demonstrated a direct positive impact on cyberstalking victimization, however our findings elucidating the role of online disclosure as a guardianship effort mediating the effects of exposure on cyberstalking victimization were mixed.

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Social networks and scientific communication: A Review study

ARID International Journal of Informetrics ◽

10.36772/arid.aijisc.2022.344 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 115-133

Author(s):

أسماء وجيه محمد مرزوق

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Networking ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Theoretical Study ◽

Scientific Communication ◽

Free Access ◽

Digital Environment ◽

Technological Developments ◽

Review Study

This study aims to emphasize the importance of developing the scientific communication system in line with the successive technological developments. Thus, this theoretical study deals with the concept of scientific communication in regard to various related points. These points are: the elements of communication, the types and forms of scientific communication, the concept of social networks, the emergence and development of social networks, the types of social networks. It also considers the most popular social networking sites, the use of social networks in scientific communication, knowledge of the advantages of using social networks in scientific communication, the obstacles to scientific communication within social networks, ways to overcome these obstacles, the role of free access in developing the process of scientific communication in the digital environment, the role of social networks and the free access usag in supporting scientific communication during the pandemic of Covid-19. Finally, this study found a variety of social networking services that support the process of scientific communication, which must be used, and to overcome any obstacles that may result from the use of these networks.

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