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....

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Main Author: Anne Granberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Akureyri 2023-01-01
Series:Nordicum-Mediterraneum
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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/