Cyberspace as the dispositive of sociality
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In this article, the main subject of research is cyberspace as the type of social space. We proceed from the set of assumptions. The first is that cybernetic aspect is crucial – it is an artefact, space under human control and regulation. Second assumption is that cyberspace is a plurality of spaces and not just one autonomous and indivisible space. Furthermore, we present different definitions in which researchers define it in conceptual, perceptual, metaphorical, practical, technological and empirical terms. We use the metaphor of digital territory to emphasize the fact that cyberspace share some features with the physical space. It is mediated and relational space. Our next assumption refers to the framework of the approach in media ecology. In accordance with this framework, cyberspace is defined as a type of environment that influence human perception, understanding, emotions and values. Our next assumption is about the importance of difference between cyberspace and virtual reality. Our accent is on spatial dimension of sociality in a relatively new type of environment that is produced with the technologies of communication. Virtual is about the difference from physical reality. Then we proceed with the assumption that communication is also a production of space – because all forms of representations always appear in some kind of space and because all social spaces are produced – at least in one part – thanks to the representations and meanings. Cyberspace is electronic, digital and media space, but also the space of interactivity and relationality. We define it as the dispositive of sociality – it makes social interactions and relations to happen, but also to reproduce and to last. It is the space of simultaneous relationships on three levels: between humans, between man and environment and between man and objects. Furthermore, it involvs the totality of events in these relationships. This way, cyberspace becomes the order of reality and the space of possibilities. In conclusion, we claim that cyberspace is articulation and materialization of the social. It means that cyberspace makes our social interactions both visible and durable.
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