The Absent ‘Thing’ and the Value of Distance – Social media through an Arendtian lens
The discourse around social media has gone through several dramatic twists and turns; from the early techno-optimism that envisioned a brave new borderless Agora accessible to all, to dystopian vistas of a chaotic “post-truth” political landscape of mutual distrust, hatred, and conspiracy theories....
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The University of Akureyri
2023-01-01
|
Series: | Nordicum-Mediterraneum |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-17-no-5-2023/article-triple-blind-peer-review/the-absent-thing-and-the-value-of-distance-social-media-through-an-arendtian-lens/ |