Proceedings of the fourth Asia-Pacific Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Stream (AHS-APRISH 2019)

Contemporary Urban Cultures in the Frame of Virtual Metropolis

Authors
Criscentia Jessica Setiadi1, *, Udiana Puspa Dewi1
1English Department, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: csetiadi@binus.edu
Corresponding Author
Criscentia Jessica Setiadi
Available Online 29 May 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-058-9_8How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Culture Shock; Urban Culture; Virtual Metropolis; Space of Flows; Space of Places
Abstract

Culture shock is often referred to completely different experiences faced outside one’s hometown or comfort zone. The factor that causes culture shock is mainly geographical, such as living in the East and West would serve one differently. Nevertheless, in this contemporary era, where technology advances take place, living in one’s comfort zone is also prone to experiencing culture shock. This research aims to point out manifestation and the representation of the virtual metropolis where urban dwellers experience fast-paced, rapid changes in their own home. The shift from concrete buildings to virtual world is changing the game of the urban dwellers: homesickness in one’s own space. This discussion shows that urban dwellers, despite their blasé attitude, experienced culture shock. Cities being the center of economy promotes anonymity and bringing it to the virtual metropolis leaves little safety and security yet brings out more opportunities in different kind of spaces of flows and places. The connectivity with its ‘anytime-anywhere’ trait creates countless possibilities.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the fourth Asia-Pacific Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Stream (AHS-APRISH 2019)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 May 2023
ISBN
978-2-38476-058-9
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-058-9_8How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Criscentia Jessica Setiadi
AU  - Udiana Puspa Dewi
PY  - 2023
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TI  - Contemporary Urban Cultures in the Frame of Virtual Metropolis
BT  - Proceedings of the fourth Asia-Pacific Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Stream (AHS-APRISH 2019)
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SN  - 2352-5398
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