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Broken promises of Internet and democracy: Internet art in Serbia, 1996–2014

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The article uses case studies of artistic and cultural practices on Internet in Serbia (1996–2014) to provide a deeper analysis of possible uses of internet technology and internet art for social and political change as well as showcasing changing attitudes toward the internet in a transitional semi-periphery state. Through analyzing these questions, the article defines several phases of development of internet and art projects in Serbia including (a) the phase of techno-utopia when internet technology was used for staging and supporting student protests and the so-called first ‘internet revolution’ in Serbia (1996–1999); (b) the phase of ambivalence or ‘mixed feelings’ toward the Internet, triggered of by Kosovo War and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led bombing of 1999–2000; (c) the phase of optimism and hope about the Internet after the ‘October 5th’ revolution (2000–cc. 2005); and (d) the phase of disillusionment with both the Internet and democracy (2010–2014). This stu...dy re-evaluates early achievements and democratic principles of networked society and illuminates core issues and accomplishments of cyber culture from the 1990s until present times through the point of view of multiple actors present within Serbian art and culture.

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internet / art / Serbia / democracy / activism / digital culture
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Media, Culture & Society, 2019, 41, 6, 889-900
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  • SAGE Journals

DOI: 10.1177/0163443719831177

ISSN: 1460-3675

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Mihaljinac, N.,& Mevorah, V.. (2019). Broken promises of Internet and democracy: Internet art in Serbia, 1996–2014. in Media, Culture & Society
SAGE Journals., 41(6), 889-900.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443719831177
Mihaljinac N, Mevorah V. Broken promises of Internet and democracy: Internet art in Serbia, 1996–2014. in Media, Culture & Society. 2019;41(6):889-900.
doi:10.1177/0163443719831177 .
Mihaljinac, Nina, Mevorah, Vera, "Broken promises of Internet and democracy: Internet art in Serbia, 1996–2014" in Media, Culture & Society, 41, no. 6 (2019):889-900,
https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443719831177 . .

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