Digital Inclusion of Low-Literate Adults: Challenging the Sequential Underpinnings of the Digital Divide

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dc.contributor.authorSmit, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorSwart, Joëlle
dc.contributor.authorBroersma, Marcel
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-29T12:09:28Z
dc.date.available2023-08-29T12:09:28Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractContemporary models of digital inclusion and the digital divide assume that developing the digital literacy that enables individuals to participate in society is a sequential and linear process that is more or less similar for all individuals in all contexts and requires basic linguistic skills. This paper challenges these understandings, arguing that such a technical, normative perspective excludes marginalized and disadvantaged publics, such as low-(digital) literate citizens. Based on a longitudinal ethnographic study of low-literate Dutch adults, we show that the often-described causal relation between (digital) literacies, (digital) participation, and (digital) inclusion is not as evident as it seems and neglects the important socio-cultural contexts through which (digital) literacies are often gained and enacted in everyday practice. Consequently, we argue that current conceptualizations of (digital) inclusion and (digital) participation need to be rethought in terms of the limitations, potential, and capabilities of low-literate people.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work has been funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of Germany (BMBF) (grant no.: 16DII111, 16DII112, 16DII113, 16DII114, 16DII115, 16DII116, 16DII117 – „Deutsches Internet-Institut“)
dc.identifier.citationSmit, A., Swart, J., & Broersma, M. (2023). Digital Inclusion of Low-Literate Adults: Challenging the Sequential Underpinnings of the Digital Divide. Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2022: Practicing Sovereignty, 72–84. https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.CP/4.7
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.34669/wi.cp/4.7
dc.identifier.eissn2510-7666
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/78
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWeizenbaum Institute
dc.relation.ispartofhttps://doi.org/10.34669/WI.CP/4
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWeizenbaum Conference Proceedings
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectSociology & anthropologyen
dc.subjectSociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technologyen
dc.subjectdigitalizationen
dc.subjectdigital divideen
dc.subjectparticipationen
dc.subjectinclusionen
dc.subjectcompetenceen
dc.subjectdeprivationen
dc.subjectSoziologie, Anthropologiede
dc.subjectdigital inclusionde
dc.subjectdigital literaciesde
dc.subjectWissenschaftssoziologie, Wissenschaftsforschung, Technikforschung, Techniksoziologiede
dc.subjectDigitalisierungde
dc.subjectDigitale Spaltungde
dc.subjectPartizipationde
dc.subjectInklusionde
dc.subjectKompetenzde
dc.subjectBenachteiligungde
dc.subject.ddc300 Sozialwissenschaften
dc.titleDigital Inclusion of Low-Literate Adults: Challenging the Sequential Underpinnings of the Digital Divide
dc.typeConferencePaper
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dcterms.bibliographicCitation.booktitleProceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2022
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceBerlin
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend84
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart72
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