Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Is Facebook considered a contact zone?

I definitely believe Facebook and other types of social pages are types of contact zones. Pratt describes contact zones as “social places where cultures meet, clash, and grapple with each other.” On Facebook, people of all cultures, races, and religion socialize and even meet other people through different searches. Facebook serves as a gateway for many new relationships to form and communicate. Although it is virtue, it contains every component that a “face to face” contact zone has.

1 comment:

  1. Amber, I just realize that you mean "virtual."
    Yes, I can see why you suggest that facebook is a CZ.
    Can you think of an example where "cultures may clash and grapple" in such a "zone"? What does it mean to "clash and grapple"?

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