Abstract :
Discussing the concepts of nomadism and cultural identity is the threshold to understanding the
dynamics of the digital world. Nomadism as a concept that refers to the common traits shared by
wandering individuals who lack sense of belonging to the spaces to which they move or leave behind.
For a nomad, cultivating a distinct identity is a remote possibility; the personal traits and tendencies of
nomads vary whenever they move because coping with new spaces is vital. Considering cultural identity
both as a term and concept, it refers to communal traits cultivated by the members of a certain
community/society over long periods of time. Such traits, which are transferred from a generation to
another, become the definitive characteristics stamping the members of that space. The article seeks to
spot the conflicting attitudes between the concepts of nomadism and cultural identity in a digital context.
In the light of the accelerating societal and geopolitical changes imposed by the dialectics of the current
digital realm, Deleuze and Guattari?s standpoint on nomadism and Hakim Bey?s concept of temporary
autonomous zone are expounded to unveil the complexity of cultivating a definite cultural identity in the
modern digital era.
Keyword :
identity, deterritorialisation, re-territorialisatin, digital, space