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SUMMARY:Some social logics of sharing: From Web 2.0 to the therapeutic nar
 rative - Nicholas John\, Ben-Gurion University\, Israel &amp\; The London 
 School of Economics and Political Science
DTSTART:20121116T130000Z
DTEND:20121116T140000Z
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CONTACT:Megan Sim
DESCRIPTION:It is often said that ours is a culture of sharing. To be sure
 \, sharing is the constitutive activity of Web 2.0 and\, in this context\,
  refers to practices that are (1) digital by nature\, and (2) challenge pr
 evalent perceptions of the proper boundary between the public and the priv
 ate. But this is not the only sphere of social and communicative action fo
 r which sharing is the constitutive activity. I would like to suggest a fr
 amework that takes into account two more spheres of sharing: ‘sharing ec
 onomies\,’ both of production and consumption\; and intimate interperson
 al relationships\, where the therapeutic ethos includes a cultural require
 ment that we share our emotions. Sharing is thus conceptualized as a struc
 tural metaphor that enacts values such as equality\, mutuality\, honesty\,
  openness\, empathy\, and an ethic of care. Crucially\, though\, many of t
 hese practices of sharing (or should that be ‘sharing’?) take place wi
 thin the context of commercial enterprises\, raising questions of a critic
 al nature.
LOCATION:Arts School Room B\, New Museums Site
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