Cyberculture

Code	10960
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Communication Sciences
Entry requirements	-
Mode of delivery	Theoretical Teaching. So that the contents for the semester stand explained and structured, the subtopics are linked to authors. Students will be evaluated according to positive participation in the classroom, behavior, attendance and written tests.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	The syllabus of this curricular unit includes subjects in the scope of the new media and the emerging culture related to the web. The program aims to provide the student with the skills to interpret and relate information about cyberculture, articulating concepts and readings that allow him to understand digital culture, in its communicational, technological and social domain. The syllabus also aims to stimulate reflection and critical thinking.
Syllabus	1. Introduction to cyberculture - mindmapping and concepts 2. Digital natives 3. Screen archetypes 4. App generation 5. Culture of convergence 6. Transmedia storytelling 7. Virtual reality and augmented reality 8. Public and private in mobile communications 9. Culture and communication in the network society
Main Bibliography	Bauman, Z. (2014). Vigilância líquida. Diálogos com David Lyon. Zahar. Bell, D. (2001). An Introduction to Cybercultures. London: Routledge. Castells, M. (2004). A galáxia Internet, Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Dennis, E., Defleur, M. L. (2010). Understanding Media in The Digital Age. Allyn & Bacon: EUA. Elias, H. (2007). Néon Digital: Um Discurso Sobre os Ciberespaços. Covilhã: LabCom/UBI. Ganito, C. (2019). “Desligar da rede: A influência da cultura digital sobre a privacidade, a memória e a morte”. In Revista Electra, Nº 8. Lisboa: Fundação EDP, pp. 81-90. Jenkins, H. (2006). Convergence Culture. New York University Press. Lévy, P. (1997). Cibercultura. Lisboa: Instituto Piaget. Palfrey, J., Gasser, U. (2008). Born digital - understanding the first generation of digital natives. New York: Perseus. Turkle, S. (2013). Alone Together. Why we expect more from technology and less from each other. The Perseus Books Group.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.