Redes sociotécnicas, convergências e práticas de consumo cultural

Abstract

The article analyzes some aspects that characterize contemporary cultural practices mediated by information and communication technologies (ICTs). The objective is to discuss the connections between the processes that characterize what is known as the "culture of convergence" and the processes of cultural appropriation, considering here the power dimension. This dimension implies different social asymmetries in the distribution of political, economic and symbolic powers, not always considered by the bibliography. The method used was the literature review, as well as case studies about the universe of Comic Books and strategies of collective financing of cultural production provided by the Catarse platform. As a result, it was possible to establish some reflections on cultural practices and cultural consumption in Brazil, mediated by ICTs. We conclude that the presence of these technologies, even if problematic, enriches and provides new means and resources for cultural creation and for the dynamization of social relations.