Today we learnt about The Public Sphere. This is a theory published by Jurgen Habermas who worked as Adorno's research assistant as part of the Frankfurt School.
Habermas believes that The Public Sphere transformed the feudal society of the 18th century to a democracy and believes that this is still relevant today as an aid to democracy.
The Public Sphere denotes that people can come together in public and discuss ideas and form opinions.
How does this link with Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 allows people to publish information online. However this can be problematic in that information may be biased or untrue. Forums and chat rooms are also examples of Web 2.0 which create a Public Sphere.
Au revoir
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