[ISEA2004] Paper: Karla Schuch Brunet – Multiculturalism on the Internet: A case study of Nettime, an e-mail discussion list

Abstract

Taking in consideration diverse studies on multiculturalism, this paper interrogates how Internet can be a tool to different cultures expresses their ideas. It is a case study of Net time, a list with different language groups. It was done interviews with list moderators and an analysis of e-mails flow. The list served as a small sample of what occurs in Internet.

  • Karla S. Brunet was born in Brazil in 1972. She has a degree in Social Communication and another in Language. She got a grant for a MFA (Master in Fine Arts) in USA, where she studied and worked in digital imaging for 3 years. Back to Brazil she participated in diverse projects involving photography and Internet and worked for a few years doing commercial design work. She taught to Multimedia students in universities in São Paulo. Currently, with another scholarship from the Brazilian government, she lives in Spain to write a PhD thesis on Network Projects.

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