Imagens da memória tecno-socializada: o orkut como espaço de territorialização simbólica

Abstract

This is a study that aims to verify whether there is intention and belief in the photographs posted on Orkut. This exploratory research seeks to generate theoretical knowledge about photography and its significance as a means of remembering and social aggregation. Proceeds to a consideration of Orkut as symbolic space and territorial public repository of cultural markings. It develops the analysis of photographs posted on Orkut to interpret its meaning production and what this means for social memory. Included is a discussion that refers to the representation of social identities and subjectivities in networks. Expands to reflection on photography and the use of their language as an instrument of expression of subjectivity. It takes place the study of images from the assumptions of the semiotic and inventory photographs selected. The results show that there is coherence between the objectives that existed before the photographic production and post held by orkuters and also confirm that the bloggers have convinced the power of photography as an articulator of social discourse.