Genre as digital social action: the case of archiving, tagging and searching in digital media culture
| Autor: | Jack Andersen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Materiality (auditing)
business.industry 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies Library and Information Sciences Visual arts Digital media 0508 media and communications Action (philosophy) Sociology 0509 other social sciences 050904 information & library sciences business Information Systems |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Documentation. 78:228-241 |
| ISSN: | 0022-0418 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/jd-01-2021-0023 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this article is to develop a contemporary understanding of genre as digital social action. Particular emphasis will be on archiving, tagging, and searching as social actions afforded by digital media as a function of their materiality.Design/methodology/approachThe approach is critical analysis and discussion.FindingsIt is shown through an examination and a concrete example of how the genre is understood as digital social action, how the materiality of digital media affords particular communicative actions.Originality/valueThe article contributes with an understanding of the genre as digital social action consisting of two communicating parts: users’ actions and materiality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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