Technologies of the self: how contemporary media practices influence on daily activities of users? Cover Image

Technologie siebie. Jak współczesne praktyki medialne wpływają na codzienne działania użytkowników?
Technologies of the self: how contemporary media practices influence on daily activities of users?

Author(s): Anna Kalinowska
Subject(s): Media studies, Psychology of Self, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: technologies of the self; self; cultural strategy; media practices; daily activities; analog and digital tools; social attitude; digital sociology;

Summary/Abstract: The article references to adaptation of the technologies of the self definition. It comes from 80’s of XX century theory by Michel Foucault, which could be use in nowadays media practices and daily activities. Classification of this definition demands some revision, because of dynamic technological development for last 30 years. This steps are urgent especially on polish humanistic research field, where technologies of the self are not common. The author explores technologies of the self topic from semantic and digital culture contexts. Both of them refer to digital activities and mental choices as cultural strategy as it’s characterized in the article. Additionally, the meaning of self in polish translation brings a lot of difficulties. In presented materials the first and base research results are contained. Results allows to finding validity of digital or spiritual destinations and genealogical influences of the self.

  • Issue Year: XVII/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 105-122
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish