NETWORK SOCIETY AND READING PRATICES ON SOCIAL MEDIA

A CASE STUDY WITH LIBRARIANS FROM HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN GOIÂNIA

Abstract

It addresses the emergence of the network society and its influences on culture and identity constructions. With input from theorists who study the influence of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), the concept of cyberspace and cyberculture is sought. Show that the territorial space is reframed, attributing a feeling of belonging, building identities. The theoretical foundation starts from the history of reading in society, followed by the development of the means of communication to the present day, with social media. The main question in this study is: what evidence do these readings carried out in cyberspace point to in the construction of the subjects’ identities? To answer this question, the study is based on a qualitative approach, seeking answers to the research problem. This article also proposes an exploratory research, seeking to understand the reflexes of these readings in a virtual environment. One of the ways pointed out is the possibility of a new practice of interaction, through social media that prove to be an efficient means of communication, acting as a human extension. It is concluded that identity is constructed both geographically and historically by social relations and the role of the reader in this new communication and information paradigm is crucial in an increasingly globalized and connected territory.