Seeing Through the Web: Tools, Practices, Transformations

Abstract

In this article we describe our general approach to Web Studies. We consider the Web as a complex system and environment that might be seized from diverse entry points such as: its visuality, its technicality, and its practicality. We observe some current trends regarding the study of the Web as an object of inquiry. Our survey takes into account different perspectives and examples as they are represented in the recent edition of the International Conference on Web Studies (WS.2 2018).