O estudo busca compreender como as mudanças na estrutura produtiva e econômica a partir dos anos 1970 implicaram, por sua vez, deslocamentos na prática artística e em regimes de circulação e produção de imagem. O panorama da pesquisa considera algumas características da \"terceira fase\" do capitalismo, levando em conta sua forma digital e os contratos de trabalho flexíveis. Além do texto e do ensaio visual que o acompanha, foram produzidos quatro vídeos e mais três trabalhos bidimensionais que se relacionam diretamente ao assunto proposto. / This work addresses the changes in productive and economic structure from the 1970s and their implications in artistic practices, image circulation and production regime. The research considers characteristics of the \"third phase\" of capitalism, taking into account its digital form and flexible working contracts. In addition to the text and visual essay, four videos and three other two-dimensional works relating directly to the proposed subject were produced.

O estudo busca compreender como as mudanças na estrutura produtiva e econômica a partir dos anos 1970 implicaram, por sua vez, deslocamentos na prática artística e em regimes de circulação e produção de imagem. O panorama da pesquisa considera algumas características da \"terceira fase\" do capitalismo, levando em conta sua forma digital e os contratos de trabalho flexíveis. Além do texto e do ensaio visual que o acompanha, foram produzidos quatro vídeos e mais três trabalhos bidimensionais que se relacionam diretamente ao assunto proposto. / This work addresses the changes in productive and economic structure from the 1970s and their implications in artistic practices, image circulation and production regime. The research considers characteristics of the \"third phase\" of capitalism, taking into account its digital form and flexible working contracts. In addition to the text and visual essay, four videos and three other two-dimensional works relating directly to the proposed subject were produced.

There has been considerable zeal regarding the democratizing promises of information and communication technologies (ICTs). This belief has resulted in the proliferation of ICT development initiatives in education through public private partnerships. However, there are critical scholars who caution against an overly celebratory perspective of ICTs and expose the ways in which they may be contributing to the exacerbation of existing inequalities. This thesis was inspired by Dan Schiller’s book, Digital Capitalism (1999) with the purpose of examining how digital capitalism is evident today. 'Digital capitalism' refers to the relationship between politics, economics, and technology that explains the shift in the use of the Internet from aiding government agencies to serving private commercial interests. Through a political economy of communication approach, this thesis examines a new model of public schools in which IT companies are partnering with various cities and districts to equip students with the 21st century skills needed to participate in the labor market. These partnerships are designed to benefit marginalized youth that do not have access to ICTs so the study looks at one of these schools encompassing this new innovative model in order to examine the benefits and limitations of these partnerships The purpose of this thesis is to examine the way digital capitalism is playing out in education today in order to shed light on the political and economic forces driving these initiatives while examining who the decision makers are as well as who benefits and why. It has a dual objective of contributing to current digital inequality scholarship and informing policy-making. This thesis ultimately argues that there is a need for more targeted and individualized policies that serve each district’s unique needs, which works to fulfill the policy objective. It challenges the notion that technology is a neutral artifact that is separate from broader political, social, and economic processes.