Speech to virtualization and their need for prostheses and places: da fala à virtualização e suas necessidades por próteses e lugares

Abstract

Abstract We propose a debate on the importance of places of memory for the knowledge society, dependent on the speed of the flow of information and it’s preservation through new technologies. We focus the discussion on the emergence of digital media and an alleged disappearance of the physical memory space. This discussion is based and focuses on a multidisciplinary literature review. We conclude that the need for prosthetic memory, of a material nature, still seem legitimate as a form of identification and individualization of society and social groups.