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Digital Technology at the Edge of Capitalism: Experiences from the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
Ist Teil von
ACM transactions on computer-human interaction, 2021-07, Vol.28 (3), p.1-39
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Quelle
ACM Digital Library
Beschreibungen/Notizen
It is sometimes argued that there is hardly a place in the world in the 21st century left untouched by global capitalism [111, 112]. Even so, some places remain at the periphery, participating in this system without being fully absorbed by it. In this article, we take a detailed look at the economic life of such a “pericapitalist” [161] community in the Brazilian Amazon region. We detail how the community increasingly participates in global systems and supply chains, yet also organizes economic life around local and traditional values. We pay special attention to the role of digital technologies in the community, including mobile phones and internet. The contribution of the article is as follows: firstly, it provides a detailed analysis of the material practices of a community at the
edge
. Secondly, it draws attention to the heterogeneous nature of responses to global capitalism, formed from the relationship between specific material practices, new technology, and elements of cultural identity. Thirdly, it argues for an increased sensibility towards these different relations to capitalism when considering design implications. We argue that close attention to material practice goes some way towards resolving those tensions and, further, provides for an appeal to a more pluralistic views of culture and development [61].
Sprache
Englisch
Identifikatoren
ISSN: 1073-0516
eISSN: 1557-7325
DOI: 10.1145/3448072
Titel-ID: cdi_crossref_primary_10_1145_3448072
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