Brazilian Scientific Production on Cyberactivism in the Communication area from 2002 to 2012: a preliminary mapping

Authors

  • Angela Schaun Mackenzie Presbyterian University
  • Leonel Aguiar Pontificial Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio (Brazil)
  • Isabella Dias Center of Communication and Languages at Mackenzie Presbyterian University
  • Cecilia Giangiardi Center of Communication and Languages at Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Keywords:

Cyberactivism, Activism on the Internet, Netactivism, Hacktivism, Slacktivism.

Abstract

This study aims at presenting a preliminary mapping of articles produced in the Communication area in Brazil from 2002 to 2012. The Annals of fifteen research agencies affiliated with Socicom (Brazilian Federation of Scientific and Academic Communication Association) have been analyzed as well as the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD) and the Annals of the Brazilian Association of Communication and Politics Researchers (Compolítica). The following key words have been chosen for exclusive use: Cyberactivism; Activism on the Internet; Netactivism; Hacktivism and Slacktivism. The article has identified: a) the most used media; b) the most discussed subjects; c) the most used platforms; d) definitions of Cyberactivism. The subject Cyberactivism and related topics are in the process of being developed in Brazil, where there are many activities and objects to be analyzed. This is a preliminary mapping, which is part of a more extensive research on Cyberactivism. The study identified 4082 papers of which 32 articles/works present the key words chosen in their main parts of the text: title, key words, abstract.

 

Keywords: Cyberactivism; Activism on the Internet; Netactivism, Hacktivism, Slacktivism.

 

Submission date: 2012-12-15
Acceptance date: 2013-04-18

 

Author Biographies

Angela Schaun, Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Adjunct Professor and Researcher at the Center for Communication and Arts of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University, where he was Coordinator of Research (2008-2011), and Extension (2006-2008). It is leading the CNPq Research Group: Communications, Media and Contemporary Cultures. AD HOC Appraiser INEP-MEC in the area of ​​communication. Appraiser Institutional SINAES - MEC. Advisor AD HOC FAPESP. Books and articles published in themes: cyberactivism, Nomadism cyberspace, Media and Culture in the Digital Age, Communication and Sustainability. It has a PhD in Communication and Culture at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2001). In theory analysis conducted on the topic of Educommunication with studies on joints communicative groups of African descent Salvador-Bahia. Holds a Master in Social Sciences, a major in Sociology of Culture, the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities at the Federal University of Bahia (1986) with a dissertation on Culture and Work. Degree in Social Communication / Journalism (1979), also UFBA. It is a member of the Brazilian Society for Interdisciplinary Studies of Communication (INTERCOM), where he contributes as an editor of the Journal Bibliocom. He is currently Vice-President of the Brazilian Association of History Researchers Media Alcar 2011/2013.

Leonel Aguiar, Pontificial Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio (Brazil)

Professor on the Graduate program in Communication at Pontificial Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio. He has obtained a PhD in Communication and Culture from UFRJ.

Isabella Dias, Center of Communication and Languages at Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Scholarship student of Scientific Initiation Program. PIBIC/Mackpesquisa. She is attending the 5th semester of Journalism in the Center of Communication and Languages at Mackenzie Presbyterian University. Researcher in the Research Group Communication, Culture and Contemporary Media funded by CNPq (Brazilian Research Council). 

Cecilia Giangiardi, Center of Communication and Languages at Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Volunteer student in the Scientific Initiation Program. PIVIC/Mackpesquisa. She is attenting the 7th semester of Journalism in the Center of Communication and Languages at Mackenzie Presbyterian University. Researcher in the Research Group Communication, Culture and Contemporary Media funded by CNPq (Brazilian Research Council).

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Published

2013-08-25

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2013): Social Networking and Activism

Section

Articles