introduction

Hello, to introduce myself, I am Saikat Mandal, a masters student of Media Arts, University of Bedfordshire. Being covered the subjects like Research Methods, Representations & Reality & Online
Media it was quite an excitement for me to take the subject of Media & cyberculture.

The wide range of cyber culture fascinates me, like the social & cultural aspects of SOCIAL NETWORKING, cyborgs, artificial intelligence, news, web 2.0 technology and finally the fascinating realm of Video Games.

Cultural studies is the study of cultural phenomenon in different societies. Cultural studies has its roots in identity, society, media & sub-cultures. The study centers around Ideology, ethnicity, class, gender & sexual orientation.

Cyberculture study deals with these cultural practices constructed with digital devices. It deals with the field of Cyborg, robot, virtual reality, web2.0, crowd sourcing etc.

In the next few weeks, I will try to explore some of the interesting aspects of cyberculture and will analyze its social & cultural importances.

Bibliography

1) steven conway lecture slides