Cyberculture

Code	11744
Year	3
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Communication Sciences
Entry requirements	-
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Work placements	There is none
Learning outcomes	The student must demonstrate the ability to interpret and relate information about cyberculture and new media. The idea is to improve the analysis skills in the student, his ability to articulate concepts with audiovisual examples, by connecting authors and theories that are a part of the theoretical framework of the digital culture. The student must enrich his vocabulary with new data and in the end he will detect trends in digital culture.
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.