European cybercultures: between the mix and idiosyncrasy. The role of interconstitutionality

The process in which constitutions mutually influence and reflect each other and what the European Union project is in between has become increasingly evident. It is therefore important to understand how this happens and what consequences it has. This process is reflected in national cultures, both in legislation and in the political and social strategies defined at various levels, such as mobility, sustainability, consumption of goods and services, among many others. With the development and social implementation of Information and Communication Technologies, cyberculture has come to stand alongside and to accompany culture. This means new rules, regulations, behaviours, attitudes, lifestyles and traditions. Cyberspace is a privileged environment for the creation, consumption and sharing of cyberculture, a space of collective intelligence. The dialectic of interconstitutionality contributes to enhancing the different European cybercultures, which do not cancel each other out. On the contrary, they elevate each other

European cybercultures: between the mix and idiosyncrasy. The role of interconstitutionality

The process in which constitutions mutually influence and reflect each other and what the European Union project is in between has become increasingly evident. It is therefore important to understand how this happens and what consequences it has. This process is reflected in national cultures, both in legislation and in the political and social strategies defined at various levels, such as mobility, sustainability, consumption of goods and services, among many others. With the development and social implementation of Information and Communication Technologies, cyberculture has come to stand alongside and to accompany culture. This means new rules, regulations, behaviours, attitudes, lifestyles and traditions. Cyberspace is a privileged environment for the creation, consumption and sharing of cyberculture, a space of collective intelligence. The dialectic of interconstitutionality contributes to enhancing the different European cybercultures, which do not cancel each other out. On the contrary, they elevate each other

Lažne ili istinite? Percepcije studenata preddiplomskih studija o (dez)informacijama i kritičkom razmišljanju

In an increasingly challenging media environment of post-truth and fake news, disinformation may impact the way young people perceive the world. In this study, we seek to understand how young people engage with news, their perceptions around disinformation, and how they see the relevance of critical thinking for their civic and political lives. Using a mixed method model, we developed a focus group activity with a total of 45 participants, based on the analysis of 562 questionnaires previously administered to first-year undergraduates of two Portuguese universities. The results show that although most students report limited critical analysis of information, they do reveal concerns about disinformation in their lives, suggesting a set of actions in order to combat fake news spread. Furthermore, the findings reinforce the need for news and media literacy that concerns a post-fact culture.U sve izazovnijem medijskom okruženju tzv. post-istine i lažnih vijesti dezinformacija može utjecati na percepciju mladih ljudi o svijetu. U ovoj studiji nastojimo objasniti na koji način mladi ljudi pristupaju vijestima, kakva je njihova percepcija o dezinformacijama te koliko je, prema njihovu mišljenju, kritičko razmišljanje važno za njihov građanski i politički život. Na temelju analize 562 anketna upitnika koje su ispunili studenti prve godine preddiplomskih studija dvaju portugalskih sveučilišta formirane su fokus-grupe s ukupno 45 sudionika. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da studenti, iako priznaju da nedovoljno kritički analiziraju informacije, izražavaju zabrinutost zbog dezinformacija, sugerirajući niz aktivnosti za borbu protiv širenja lažnih vijesti. Nadalje, nalazi potvrđuju potrebu za pojačanom medijskom pismenošću u svijetu post-činjenica

The challenges in the development of technological research projects in generational gap contexts

The generational differences that exist in a society or community are not only evidence that one cannot be escape, but a plus for its development. Furthermore, this allows an existence of a connection to the past and as a way of continuity for the future. However, and to increase this importance, the analysis of generational gaps is considered as an aspect that allows development, innovation and creativity, considering the specific context of the research project LOCUS - playfuL cOnneCted rUral territorieS. The article aims to contextualize the generational gaps in Amiais, Sever do Vouga, Portugal and is part of the LOCUS project. The LOCUS project has as main goal to carry out a survey of cultural heritage of the village, with the purpose of developing and apply an Internet of Things (IoT) system for use by residents, stakeholders and visitors. The methodology described in the article is the analysis of the ethnographic research results, namely interviews with privileged informants and informal conversations with residents. Based on these results, it is intended to outline the challenges that are expected to be found in the technological development of the project and the way as it is expected to outcome them

Media sharing in situated displays : service design lessons from existing practices with paper leaflets

Serie : "Lecture notes in business information processing", ISSN 1865-1348, vol. 143Digital public displays have an enormous potential as a collaborative technology to socialize in public venues, especially when they are open to the participation of visitors. However, user-generated content is a form of control sharing that requires safeguards against the publication of content deemed inap-propriate. In this work, we study the perceptions of Café owners in regard to their acceptance of user-generated content displayed on their venue screens. Our goal is to inform the design of new media sharing services for public dis-plays by uncovering how existing practices with paper leaflets could be lever-aged as a conceptual framework for dealing with content appropriateness. Based on interviews with 10 café owners, we identify important insights into some of practices surrounding the distribution of paper leaflets and their impli-cations for the design of media sharing services for public displays

Actividades das crianças e jovens no espectáculo artístico e desportivo: a infância na Indústria do Entretenimento

Escrever sobre crianças trabalhadoras no espetáculo artístico,remete-nos, muitas vezes, para um mundo de glamour, uma experiência ainda pouco conhecida e investigada que conduz a um “senso comum” repleto de ideias pré-concebidas e estereotipadas, daquilo que estas actividades significam e implicam, sobretudo para as crianças. Se analisarmos para além da aparência, considerarmos a essência dessetrabalho e compreendermos os mecanismos sociais que o produzem, perceberemos crianças que trabalham muitas vezes longos e difíceis períodos de tempo. Este texto procura compreender, a partir do paradigma crítico da Sociologia da Infância, o papel das crianças que trabalham nas actividades artísticas, considerando-as como parte da indústria doespectáculo e do entretenimento. Pretende, ainda, discutir o conceito de trabalho artístico, que é demasiado amplo, até mesmo para exprimir a essência das realidades que o sustentam. Desta forma, pretende-se contribuir para a análise do Trabalho Infantil Artístico em Portugal, contribuindo para a desocultação de uma realidade que aparece largamenteinvisibilizada e/ou disfarçada. Assim, pretende conhecer as práticas sociais das crianças artistas, nas suas actividades espaciais e temporalmente situadas (casa, escola, local de realização de actividades, “recreio”, etc.), nos modos como tais práticas enredam os grupos sociais de pertença, asinstituições de socialização e a vida social em sentido mais lato. Palavras-chave: Infância. Trabalho. Trabalho Infantil Artístico