The Dotcom and the Digital

IF 1.1 2区社会学 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY

Public Culture Pub Date : 2020-09-01 DOI:10.1215/08992363-8358698

Constance Smith, H. Moore

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Abstract

In Kenya, the terms dotcom and digital have become popular descriptors for particular periods of change, as well as for modes of being. The two terms’ usage extends beyond reference to the age of the Internet or to encounters with new technologies. Rather, the dotcom and the digital—in different ways and in different decades—enable Kenyans to imagine with and through time. Using extensive ethnographic research and reflecting on pop music, TV advertising, and streetscapes, we explore how, for many Kenyans the dotcom and the digital are tools for making sense of the times in which they live. Drawing on the work of Paul Ricoeur, we tease apart what it means to be dotcom and digital in Kenya, exploring how experiences of time are also projects of self-making and critical intervention.

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互联网与数字

在肯尼亚，“。com”和“数字”这两个词已经成为描述特定变革时期和存在模式的流行词汇。这两个词的用法超出了互联网时代或新技术的使用范围。相反，网络和数字技术——以不同的方式和不同的年代——使肯尼亚人能够与时间一起想象，并穿越时间。通过广泛的民族志研究，以及对流行音乐、电视广告和街景的反思，我们探索了对于许多肯尼亚人来说，网络和数字是如何成为理解他们所生活的时代的工具。借鉴Paul Ricoeur的作品，我们梳理了网络和数字在肯尼亚的意义，探索时间的体验如何也是自我创造和批判性干预的项目。

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Public Culture Multiple-

CiteScore

2.10

自引率

6.70%

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