Current Issue
New media now constitute one of the foundational structures of the bipolar Gemeinschaft-Gesellschaft system in which every contemporary individual lives and asserts their public identity. Their impact, like that of any new “social machine”, has produced profound and significant consequences for the dynamics of the modern world, initiating a process that is far from over and remains in full, tumultuous evolution.
In response to this phenomenon, a debate has emerged which, as often happens in such contexts, is divided between those who perceive the potential and opportunities for improvement offered by new media and those who, on the contrary, emphasize their insidious drifts and the various dangers they pose to humanity.
The aim of this issue is to provide a comprehensive overview of new media, analyzing the key milestones that have shaped their development and delving into the social and cultural impacts they have already had, while placing particular emphasis on the prospects and challenges they may present in the future.
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