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Make Cultural Studies Greta Again. Old and New in Cultural Science.

Starting from John Hartley's book Make/Believe: We and They on a Digital Planet (2025), the paper discusses the transition from "cultural studies 1.0" towards a "culture 2.0" and the need to develop new methods and methodologies in cultural studies today, which can provide a framework for understand...

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Published in:Ekphrasis (2067-631X) Vol. 34; no. 2; pp. 129 - 144
Main Author: POP, Doru
Format: Article
Published: Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Theatre & Television 2025
Subjects:
Web 2.0
Social media
Cultural studies
Information technology
Cultural industries
Power (Social sciences)
Participatory culture
Digital technology
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