Calpurnio and El Roto's graphic satire on social digitalization: a critical analysis from the perspective of digital competences

Abstract

Massive and accelerated digitization represents a huge transformation of our private life and our social activity, with personal, political and economic repercussions. This phenomenon of digitization of life must be understood by citizens, and for it need informational competence and critical thinking. One of the ways to promote critical reflection on the digital society is graphic satire, and for this reason the objective of this work is to expose how the two main Spanish authors Calpurnio and El Roto have treated this subject. The methodology has been the search and identification of bullets, classifying them for their criticism of the abuse of information technologies and their consequences, having as a framework for analysis the European Digital Competence Framework for Citizens. We conclude that the main risks that appear in the graphic satire are the inability to organize information, the excessive connection that digital dependence entails, the disinformation and vulnerability to false news, which facilitates political and economic manipulation, the irresponsible transfer of data and its incorrect use, loss of privacy or deterioration of interpersonal relationships. The satire on digitization does not pretend technophobia, but a necessary critical thought from humor, and to prevent risks due to the thoughtless adoption of technology without competence for its conscious, reflective and intentional use.

Keywords: graphic satire. El Roto. Calpurnio. digital competence. informational competence, digital risks.