scholarly journals Museums and Digital Culture: From Reality to Digitality in the Age of Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tula Giannini ◽  
Jonathan P. Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Social Revolution ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
The Public ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
Digital Ecosystem ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Real Objects ◽  
Digital Landscape

Museums increasingly recognize the need to address advances in digital culture which impact the expectations and needs of their audiences. Museum collections of real objects need to be presented both on their own premises and digitally online, especially as social media becomes more and more influential in people’s everyday lives. We investigate these challenges magnified by advances in digital and computational media and culture looking particularly at recent and relevant reports on changes in the ways museums interact with the public. We find that the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated many of the changes driving museum transformation. We believe that museums must be more prepared than ever to adapt to unabated technological advances set in the midst of cultural and social revolution, now intrinsic to the digital landscape in which museums are inevitably connected and participating across the global digital ecosystem where they inevitably find themselves entrenched.

scholarly journals Museums and Digital Culture: From Reality to Digitality in the Age of COVID-19

Heritage ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-214
Author(s):  
Tula Giannini ◽  
Jonathan P. Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Digital Culture ◽  
Social Revolution ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Art And Technology ◽  
Digital Ecosystem ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Real Objects ◽  
Digital Landscape

Museums increasingly recognize the need to address advances in digital culture which impact the expectations and needs of their audiences. Museum collections of real objects need to be presented both on their own premises and digitally online, especially as digital and social media becomes more and more influential in people’s everyday lives. From interdisciplinary perspectives across digital culture, art, and technology, we investigate these challenges magnified by advances in digital and computational media and culture, looking particularly at recent and relevant reports on changes in the ways museums interact with the public. We focus on human digital behavior, experience, and interaction in museums in the context of art, artists, and human engagement with art, using the observational perspectives of the authors as a basis for discussion. Our research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many of the changes driving museum transformation, about which this paper presents a landscape view of its characteristics and challenges. Our evidence shows that museums will need to be more prepared than ever to adapt to unabated technological advances set in the midst of cultural and social revolution, now intrinsic to the digital landscape in which museums are inevitably connected and participating across the global digital ecosystem where they inevitably find themselves entrenched, underscoring the central importance of an inclusive integrative museum model between physical and digital reality.

COVID and social media

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Manish Puri ◽  
Zachary Dau ◽  
Aparna S. Varde
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Data Science ◽  
The Public ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Government ◽  
Key Resources ◽  
Online Sources

The Coronavirus pandemic is one of the most devastating encounters in modern times. Over 175 million cases have been recorded globally with over 3.5 million deaths. Disseminating information to billions of people during the pandemic has been challenging, and social media has been one of the key resources for the public during these excruciating circumstances. Social media and other online sources have made it easier to access information on a variety of topics. This article presents an exploration of social media trends pertinent to information on the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of several technological advances, as well as methods for evaluating their effectiveness in combating COVID-19. We examine global case studies on the use of data from various sources to tackle COVID-19, address the issue of trust between the government and the public, and shed light on the manner in which it influences the public perception of information. We delve into the role of advances in web technology and data science in curbing COVID-19 while also touching upon the impacts in the field of smart living and healthcare. We examine studies from regions around the world, explore how the pandemic has affected people from different walks of life, and peek into the utilization of advances for disseminating information as well as curbing the spread of the virus. Additionally, we briefly discuss how the works investigated here can open pathways of research to help in further enhancing the situation as we all head towards the light at the end of the tunnel, and strive to restore global normalcy.

scholarly journals Digital Culture and Social Media versus the Traditional Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-205
Author(s):  
Agim Poshka
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
The Self ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Public Pedagogy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Spare Time ◽  
The Everyday

This article aims to refl ect on the increasing momentum that social media have in the everyday life our students and to investigate the uniqueness that this media offers to the process of education. The study investigates the benefi ts that Facebook and Twitter have as the leading technologically mediated spaces and its application to the learning habitat of the learner in the public pedagogy. The article refl ects on the opportunities that social media offers in order to avoid the self-created intellectual chamber by allowing educators to share and challenge ideas and concepts through the so called non-traditional “great spare time revolution”.

scholarly journals Augmenting the agora: Media and civic engagement in museums

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (56) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Rikke Haller Baggesen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
New Media ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
Social Media Communication ◽  
New Museology

<p>Mirroring digital culture developments in society at large, museums are increasingly incorporating social media platforms and formats into their communication practices. More than merely providing additional channels of communication, this development is invested with an understanding of social media as integral to the ongoing democratisation of the museum. The confluences of new media affordances with New Museology objectives along with the underpinning of the aforementioned understanding is discussed in this article. The article will argue that development in this area is not only driven by solid results and public demand but also by collective assumptions and associations as well as by a political need for institutions to justify their relevance in society. In conclusion, the article suggests that, while the integration of social media communication may serve to market the museum as inclusive, it may also simply pay lip service to genuine civic engagement and democratic exchanges with the public.</p>

Fat shaming, feminism and Facebook: What ‘women who eat on tubes’ reveal about social media and the boundaries of women’s bodies

2021 ◽  
pp. 136754942110554
Author(s):  
Fay Bound Alberti
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Women's Bodies ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Gender

Women’s bodies and appetites attract a disproportionate level of media coverage, and reveal heightened cultural concern around ‘appropriate’ behaviour. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the ‘Women Who Eat on Tubes’ Facebook group, which raises important questions about the nature of ‘the public’ and monitoring of female desires, as well as the historically gendered surveillance of women’s relationship with food and eating. This chapter explores the emergence of ‘Women Who Eat on Tubes’ as a social phenomenon, and what its existence, and challenges to that existence, reveals about sexism, misogyny and gender in early-21st century digital culture.

scholarly journals Pendampingan Pemanfaatan Media Sosial Dan E-Commerce Sebagai Peluang Usaha Mandiri pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di Desa Pandansari Kecamatan Poncokusumo Malang

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Imamatus Sholihah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Business People ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Research Analysis

Abstrak. Covid-19 telah memberikan dampak negatif pada tiga bidang kehidupan yaitu kesehatan, pendidikan, dan ekonomi. Banyak pelaku bisnis yang  gulung tikar, tidak memenuhi target usahanya, dan daya beli masyarakat menurun. Selain itu, masa pandemic sebenarnya memberikan peluang untuk usaha mandiri dengan memanfaatkan Media Sosial dan e-commerce. Dengan kemajuan teknologi saat ini dapat memanfaatkan peranan internet dan perangkat mobile yang dimiliki untuk mengembangkan usaha yang dimiliki secara online sehingga memungkinkan pencapaian pasar yang lebih luas. Hal ini memberikan semangat peneliti untuk memberikan pendampingan terhadap beberapa penjual atau seller dengan berjualan online melalui sosial media maupun beberapa platform seperti Tokopedia, Bukalapak, dan Shopee di desa Pandansari Kecamatan Poncokusumo Malang. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memberikan informasi kepada masyarakat untuk memanfaatkan digital sebagai toko online shop dengan mengoptimalkan dan menciptakan perekonomian lokal yang lebih baik dan lebih kuat dari sebelumnya. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif, dengan metode pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, sedangkan obyek penelitiannya adalah masyarakat di desa Pandansari Kecamatan Poncokusumo Malang. Hasil dari analisis penelitian ini ialah adanya pandemic ini, banyak kehilangan pekerjaan yang secara tidak langsung memacu masyarakat untuk menggali kemampuan dan skill diri, sehingga mendorong mereka untuk menciptakan usaha secara online dengan memanfaatkan digital  sebagai toko online shop mulai lewat sosial media maupun beberapa platform seperti Tokopedia, Bukalapak, dan Shopee.   Kata Kunci: Media Sosial; Usaha Mandiri; Masa Pandemi Covid-19.  Abstract. Covid-19 has had a negative impact on three areas of life, namely health, education and the economy. Many business people have gone out of business, have not met their business targets, and people's purchasing power has decreased. In addition, the pandemic period actually provides opportunities for independent businesses by utilizing social media and e-commerce. With current technological advances, you can take advantage of the role of the internet and mobile devices you have to develop your business online so as to enable the achievement of a wider market. This gives the spirit of researchers to provide assistance to several sellers or sellers by selling online through social media and several platforms such as Tokopedia, Bukalapak, and Shopee in Pandansari village, Poncokusumo District, Malang. The purpose of this research is to provide information to the public to use digital as an online shop by optimizing and creating a better and stronger local economy than before. In this study using a descriptive qualitative approach, with the method of collecting data using observation, while the object of research is the community in Pandansari Village, Poncokusumo District, Malang. The result of this research analysis is that there is this pandemic, many job losses have indirectly spurred people to explore their abilities and skills, thus encouraging them to create online businesses by utilizing digital as an online shop, starting through social media and several platforms such as Tokopedia , Bukalapak, and Shopee.   Keywords: Social Media; Independent Business; Covid-19 Pandemic Period.

scholarly journals The Use of Social Media Instagram to Disseminate Sustainable Information

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-12
Author(s):  
Genilson Geraldo ◽  
Marli Dias de Souza Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Recent Discussion ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Sustainable development does not depend only on changing the attitude of companies and government programs and projects, but it is essential that society is also sensitized and mobilized. Information sustainability is not a recent discussion, but it has been intensified in recent years and has become a focal point for scientific discussion. With technological advances, especially in the informational sphere, it is necessary that institutions that deal with information are in tune with their users in different environments. In this context, the use of social media by libraries is essential to relate to their audiences, who are increasingly immersed in digital culture. Currently, Instagram has more than 500 million users worldwide, making it a great informational and virtual engagement tool for library users. In this perspective, the profile @sustentabilidadeinformacional is presented in this study as a model for libraries to be more engaged with global objectives, according to actions developed and promoted by associative movements and library associations.

The elementary forms of digital culture. Knowledge, connections and sociality

2020 ◽  
pp. 316-328
Author(s):  
Vincenzo Susca
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
The Public ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The Senses ◽  
Point Of Intersection ◽  
Dark Web

Contemporary communicative platforms welcome and accelerate a socio-anthropological mutation in which public opinion (Habermas, 1995) based on rational individuals and alphabetic culture gives way to a public emotion whose emotion, empathy and sociality are the bases, where it is no longer the reason that directs the senses but the senses that begin to think. The public spheres that are elaborated in this way can only be disjunctive (Appadurai, 2001), since they are motivated by the desire to transgress the identity, political and social boundaries where they have been elevated and restricted. The more the daily life, in its local intension and its global extension, rests on itself and frees itself from projections or infatuations towards transcendent and distant orders, the more the modern territory is shaken by the forces that cross it and pierce it. non-stop. The widespread disobedience characterizing a significant part of the cultural events that take place in cyberspace - dark web, web porn, copyright infringement, trolls, even irreverent ... - reveals the anomic nature of the societal subjectivity that emerges from the point of intersection between technology and naked life. Behind each of these offenses is the affirmation of the obsolescence of the principles on which much of the modern nation-states and their rights have been based. Each situation in which a tribe, cloud, group or network blends in a state of ecstasy or communion around shared communications, symbols and imaginations, all that surrounds it, in material, social or ideological terms, fades away. in the air, being isolated by the power of a bubble that in itself generates culture, rooting, identification: transpolitic to inhabit

#INCLUSION – THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION ON THE LEGITIMACY OF ARMED FORCES

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-60
Author(s):  
EVA MOEHLECKE DE BASEGGIO ◽  
OLIVIA SCHNEIDER ◽  
TIBOR SZVIRCSEV TRESCH
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Political Communication ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Media Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Legitimation ◽  
Social Media Communication ◽  
The Impact

The Swiss Armed Forces (SAF), as part of a democratic system, depends on legitimacy. Democracy, legitimacy and the public are closely connected. In the public sphere the SAF need to be visible; it is where they are controlled and legitimated by the citizens, as part of a deliberative discussion in which political decisions are communicatively negotiated. Considering this, the meaning of political communication, including the SAF’s communication, becomes obvious as it forms the most important basis for political legitimation processes. Social media provide a new way for the SAF to communicate and interact directly with the population. The SAF’s social media communication potentially brings it closer to the people and engages them in a dialogue. The SAF can become more transparent and social media communication may increase its reputation and legitimacy. To measure the effects of social media communication, a survey of the Swiss internet population was conducted. Based on this data, a structural equation model was defined, the effects of which substantiate the assumption that the SAF benefits from being on social media in terms of broadening its reach and increasing legitimacy values.

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