Mimesis, network theory and digital social networks

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10641/1768
ISSN: 2603-6088
DOI: 10.32466/eufv-xg.2018.1.387.93-111

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2018

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We analyse the formal theory of networks and the new digital media from the perspective of mimetic theory. It is emphasised that the spatial form of the new media is characterised by distribution functions that are power laws. We show that this spatial form can be derived from the presence of mimetic desire in digital social networks. Finally, we show that network theory allows the representation of the scapegoat mechanism as it was analysed by René Girard.

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Teoría de las redes, Medios digitales, René Girard, Deseo mimético

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Machuco Rosa, A. (2018). Mimesis, teoría de redes y redes sociales digitales. Revista interdisciplinar de Teoría Mimética. Xiphias Gladius, (1), 93–111. https://doi.org/10.32466/eufv-xg.2018.1.387.93-111

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