Social research in digital environments in COVID-19 times: theoretical and methodological notes.

Abstract:

:The COVID-19 pandemic and the sanitary measures of social distance brought impasses to Social Research and its future. Research in digital environments was already booming, but now that face-to-face activities are temporarily suspended, it becomes an alternative to enable the continuity of studies. Understanding it better is an epistemological and methodological need for all researchers. Thus, the objective of this essay is to propose some theoretical and methodological considerations on qualitative research in the different digital environments formed by the Internet 2.0. We point out some introductory aspects and tensions considered strategic for those who are going to start their work in social networks supported by the Internet. We organized the article based on the following topics: (1) digital sociality; (2) the "digital environment" and the blurring of boundaries between real-virtual; (3) the redefinition of the meaning of "field" in the digital environment; (4) the different cultural uses of digital platforms; (5) platforms as producers of discursive genres; (6) the production and extraction of collections. The essay seeks to demonstrate that research in digital environments reveals an exponential field of possibilities, whether to explore the forms that this sociality assumes in our daily lives, or to modulate our (inter)subjectivities, as it allows the production of identity narratives and performances, associations for different purposes, among many other possibilities. However, it demands an understanding of social action based on the synergy of the socio-technical-cultural contexts that structure it. :A pandemia de COVID-19 e as medidas sanitárias de distanciamento social trouxeram impasses para a pesquisa social e o seu futuro. A pesquisa em ambientes digitais já estava em franca expansão, mas neste momento de suspensão de atividades presenciais, torna-se uma alternativa para viabilizar a continuidade dos estudos. Compreendê-la melhor se torna uma necessidade epistemológica e metodológica para todos os pesquisadores. Assim, o objetivo desse ensaio é propor algumas considerações teórico-metodológicas sobre a pesquisa qualitativa nos diferentes ambientes digitais formados pela Internet 2.0. Pontuamos alguns aspectos e tensões introdutórias que consideramos estratégicas para os que vão começar seu trabalho nas redes de sociabilidade sustentadas pela Internet. Organizamos o artigo a partir dos seguintes tópicos: (1) a sociabilidade digital; (2) o “ambiente digital” e o borramento de fronteiras entre real-virtual; (3) a redefinição do significado de “campo” na ambiência digital; (4) os diferentes usos culturais das plataformas digitais; (5) as plataformas como produtoras de gêneros discursivos; (6) a produção e extração de acervos. O ensaio procura demonstrar que a pesquisa nas ambiências digitais descortina um campo exponencial de possibilidades, seja para explorar as formas que essa socialidade assume em nossos cotidianos, para modular nossas (inter)subjetividades, como permite a produção de narrativas e performances identitárias, associações para propósitos diversos, entre tantas outras possibilidades. Todavia, demanda uma compreensão da ação social a partir da sinergia dos contextos sócio-técnico-culturais que a estruturam. :La pandemia de COVID-19 y las medidas sanitarias de distanciamiento social trajeron impases para la Investigación Social y su futuro. La investigación en ambientes digitales ya estaba en franca expansión, pero en este momento de suspensión de actividades presenciales se convierte en una alternativa para viabilizar la continuidad de los estudios. Comprenderla mejor se convierte en una necesidad epistemológica y metodológica para todos los investigadores. Por ello, el objetivo de este trabajo es proponer algunas consideraciones teórico-metodológicas sobre la investigación cualitativa en los diferentes ambientes digitales formados por la Internet 2.0. Puntuamos algunos aspectos y tensiones introductorias que consideramos estratégicas para los que van a comenzar su trabajo en las redes de sociabilidad sostenidas por la Internet. Organizamos el artículo a partir de los siguientes temas: 1. La sociabilidad digital; 2. El “ambiente digital” y la desaparición de fronteras entre lo real-virtual; 3. La redefinición del significado de “campo” en el entorno digital; 4. Los diferentes usos culturales de las plataformas digitales; 5. Las plataformas como productoras de géneros discursivos; 6. La producción y extracción de acervos. El trabajo busca demostrar que la investigación en los entornos digitales desvela un campo exponencial de posibilidades, sea para explorar las formas que esa sociabilidad asume en nuestros cotidianos, sea para modular nuestras (inter)subjetividades, al permitir la producción de narraciones y performances identitarias, asociaciones para propósitos diversos, entre tantas otras posibilidades. Asimismo, demanda una comprensión de la acción social a partir de la sinergia de los contextos socio-técnico-culturales que la estructuran.

journal_name

Cad Saude Publica

authors

Deslandes S,Coutinho T

doi

10.1590/0102-311X00223120

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-11-23 00:00:00

pages

e00223120

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11

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0102-311X

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1678-4464

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S0102-311X2020001104001

journal_volume

36

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