Public Spaces

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The inflation of much political disputes the transformation of association between public and private life that has helped model the development of modern societies. In the 20th century, there was a concerned debate about the power of the state and market which was overpowering the private life. Gradually in the 21st century, the social problem changed and is seen as the disappearance of public life by the domestic processes of private sphere. The public and private spheres have distinctive clear boundaries, which has been the key formation to the modern imagination and moves to structure practices, discourses and institutions. However, there is significant difference that shows the boundaries are being ‘dislocated’ (Morley 2003), whereby domestic culture has been shaped around public representations and industries. Anna McCarthy argues that: Public spaces are not purely and self-evidently public; they are, like every other cultural space, characterized by particular configurations of public and private. Indeed what makes the public/private division such a major category of social power is the fact that it is dynamic and flexible, varying from place to place. (McCarthy, 2001: 121) In cultural studies, we associate spheres and spaces as a place of character which are distinguished places where publicity and privacy moments occur. This links to the idea that domestic home life is still considered different to the public realm through a variety of discourses that flow to everyday lifestyles. This is because we live in globalised, characterised societies by mobility and ease of access through new digital technologies. However, the availability over mobile subjects may be different to others, as some cannot affo... ... middle of paper ... ...gy and Privacy: The New Landscape. San Diego: MIT Press. 1-21. Arendt, H. (2009). Immigrant Action, and the Space of Appearance. Political Theory. 37 (5), 595-622. Aslama, M (2006). Intellectual Scaffolding: On Peter Darlgren's Theorization of Television and The Public Sphere. New York: Donald McGannon Communication Research Center. 1-31. Hollows, J. (2008). Domestic Cultures. Berkshire: Open University Press. 115- 134. Ling, R (1997). Mobile telephones and The Disturbance of The Public Sphere. 2nd ed. Stockholm: L.Haddon. 1-17. Papastergiadis, N. (2013). Mega Screens for Mega Cities. Theory, Culture & Society. 0 (0), 1-17. Sheller, M and Urry J. (2003). Mobile Transformations of 'Public' and 'Private' Life. Theory, Culture & Society. 20 (3), 107-125. Thompson, J. (2011). Shifting Boundaries of Public and Private Life.Theory, Culture & Society. 28 (4), 49-70.

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