摘要
The new devices and connection networks of the digital context allow new forms of interactions and perception of the world.In view of this situation,an idea of sociability as well as notions that permeate can be revisited.In this paper,we intend to talk about the constitution of identity in view of the complexities of the new forms of social interactions mediated by digital devices.Among the results,we have that communication technologies can be thought from three conceptual tools:an idea of“technologies of the self”by Michel Foucault,a notion of“expanded identity”by Rachel Sánchez and a notion of“galaxy”by Marshall McLuhan.The new communication technologies are also called by Foucault of“technologies of the self”,since they participate in conflicts and complementarities in the construction of the self;these technologies allow a constitution of an“expanded identity”,which concerns the expansion of technological devices and digital environments of social connectivity on the Internet;finally,these technologies can be thought of as an“era”or“galaxy”of McLuhan,marked by the appearance of electronic media and a global village characterized by the suppression of borders and the instantaneous transmission of knowledge.The use of electronic and digital means,in addition to revolutionizing communication,implies a new constitution of identity that occurs in a wide spectrum of borders,diversity and plurality.
