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Medialność człowieka ery cyfrowej
Mediality of a Man of Digital Era

Author(s): Janusz Morbitzer
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: mediality; media; media culture; fluctuant contemporaneity; digital natives; Internet

Summary/Abstract: A contemporary man lives in the world of electronic media. To people of the young generation media are the natural environment. Today, media are the basic source of information and means of communication. The electronic media, especially Internet, not only change the way people live, but also the way they think. In the article, the concept of mediality has been proposed and defined, as it aptly characterises the complex relations between a human being and the world of media.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 117-130
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish