SELFIE CULTURE – AN ESSAY ON INTERNATIONAL GOOD MANNERS IN VIRTUAL CULTURE Cover Image

KULTURA SELFIZMA – ESEJ O INTERNACIONALNOM BONTONU U VIRTUELNOJ KULTURI
SELFIE CULTURE – AN ESSAY ON INTERNATIONAL GOOD MANNERS IN VIRTUAL CULTURE

Author(s): Lejla Panjeta
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Univerzitet u Sarajevu
Keywords: culture; stereotypes; selfie; image; screen; communication; touch screen; virtual realm.

Summary/Abstract: The intention of this essay is to discuss the question of good manners, selfie phenomenon and cultural implications that have emerged as a consequence of wide spread new technologies and social networking, touch screen and video. Culture as the inherent feature of a group and individual both is defined by a given space and time and is in constant changing mode. With Wi-Fi technology and communication gadgets, the new conducts and behaviors are being introduced into the traditional cultures. Taking the fast lane of connectivity but in the same time remaining in the slow lane of anonymity is not just a fad of anonymous’ networking of international culture, but the main communicating feature today. What is the quality of new international culture in the virtual space and time defined by picture in motion language of visual communication (film grammar) and technology video devices? Does the culture based on this technology make the new stereotypes? What is the human language for communication in this international culture? Can English be the long lost Babylon dream fulfilled?

  • Issue Year: LV/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 191-198
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bosnian