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- Title
TOWARDS CONSIDERATIONS BEYOND DICHOTOMIES: THE STUDY OF MATERIAL CULTURE FACES CHALLENGES IN ONLINE PLAYGROUNDS.
- Authors
Rizzolli, Michaela
- Abstract
This paper problematizes dichotomous thinking in academia, exemplified by the study of material culture in online playgrounds. The purpose of this paper is to deepen our understanding of how dichotomies can lead to misconceptions and misrepresentations of phenomena. This paper argues that there are three dichotomies which account for a number of difficulties in dealing with material culture in online playgrounds: First, the critical division between the material and non-material dimensions of material culture. Second, the distinction between immaterial and material space. Third, the dichotomy between real and virtual. Instead of using a "dichotomous" way of thinking, the article advocates an "interdependent" way of thinking.
- Subjects
MATERIAL culture; DISTANCE education; ACQUISITION of scientific publications; DIGITAL media; DIGITAL communications
- Publication
Seminar.Net: Media, Technology & Life-Long Learning, 2013, Vol 9, Issue 2, p2
- ISSN
1504-4831
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7577/seminar.2386