A New “Manifesto for Sociology of Knowledge” in Digital Times?——On the Contemporary Development of Phenom- enological Sociology
DAI Yuchen
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Dai Yuchen is an associate professor at the School of Politics and International Relations, East China Normal University. Email: ycdai@polis.ecnu.edu.cn.
Through reactivating Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann’s theoretical legacy, two media theorists, Nick Couldry and Andreas Hepp rebuild social theory in their parodistic book The Mediated Construction of Reality. This article aims to explain the theoretical direction of “sociology of knowledge” in digital times. Firstly, it goes back to the theoretical context of phenomenological sociology, with the concept of “knowledge” as the basis, discussing the core issue of “sociology of knowledge” established by Berger and Luckmann. Secondly, it brings the life-world into the context of the digital age and discusses how data serves as a new social distribution mechanism of knowledge. This paper then discusses individual’s social action and agency in the digital age. At last, it critically evaluates the contemporary development of phenomenological sociology.
DAI Yuchen.
A New “Manifesto for Sociology of Knowledge” in Digital Times?——On the Contemporary Development of Phenom- enological Sociology. Chinese Journal of Journalism & Communication. 2024, 46(2): 56-76