Information does not equal knowledge: theorizing the political economy of virtuality
Abstract
This paper argues that causation theory has a role in discussions about knowledge in the virtual context. Drawing on cultural studies, it suggests that the fragmentation of rational knowledge in the postmodern world has produced a focus on information that is unaware of its history. A knowledge gap has been produced that needs careful consideration by those people and institutions advocating the use of virtual technologies. Virtuality is about a politics of convenience, where contemporary knowledge is characterized by two modes of action: mathematics and marketing. The paper suggests that contemporary capitalism fits well with this type of knowledge. It argues that other ways of conceptualizing causal relationships between information-knowledge are necessary in the virtual world.Downloads
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Published
2008-03-14
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Breen, M. (2008). Information does not equal knowledge: theorizing the political economy of virtuality. Perspectivas Em Ciência Da Informação, 6(2). Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/pci/article/view/23377
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