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Prawda ekranu. O praktyce screenshotowania
The Truth of Screen. On the Practice of Screenshotting

Author(s): Jan Jęcz
Subject(s): Media studies, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: screenshots; poor images; practice theory; media practices;

Summary/Abstract: The article explores the phenomenon of the popularity of screenshots and the variety of contexts in which they are used. Screenshotting is treated as a social practice, drawing on the theory of practices, primarily Theodore Schatzki’s approach. On its basis, two aspects of the creation of screenshots are highlighted: bodily-material and social framework. Analysis of both results in the description of screenshotting as a dispersed practice and a key component of integrative practices, especially those that deal with proving the truth. Finally, those reflections lead to the postulate that screenshots should be given greater recognition in the social sciences as an important source of knowledge about everyday life on the internet.

  • Issue Year: 51/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 53-73
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish
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