In late 2010, during the military occupation of the Adeus' slum in Rio de Janeiro, Renê Silva, 17, stood out by using the microblog Twitter to transmit real-time information about the events that marked the invasion. Silva, who made his posts from the slum itself, is an example of a subject belonging to the peripheral group and who, despite the socio-economic barriers imposed, appropriated the ICT through strategies and tactics that in action destabilized the hegemonic order (DE CERTEAU, 1980/2008), here mainly represented by the mass media. Thus, this work highlights how Silva, through his plural and hybrid literacies, appropriated new technologies and thereby became a privileged reporter of the conflicts that occurred in the Alemão's complex of slums.
TIC appropriation; peripheral groups; Renê Silva
