Identity crisis in the information and communication society: towards a critique of the contemporary notion of self

From several points of view, this paper addresses the problem of identity in the so called “society of information”. Thus, it takes into account the epistemological field of social sciences as an interdisciplinary space, where dialogues between the individual being, the various artistic expressions and the new theories about the human self and the information society, are generated. Finally, it proposes a critical review of the very concept of personal identity within the realm of its relations with the others