Theories of the Mobile Internet

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Theories of the Mobile Internet

Materialities and Imaginaries

Communication studies Cultural studies Media studies Sociology History

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Collection: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 27 November 2014

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 2 Mb

ISBN: 9781317911111


This volume proposes the mobile Internet is best understood as a socio-technical "assemblage" of objects, practices, symbolic representations, experiences and affects. Authors from a variety of disciplines discuss practices mediated through mobile communication, including current phone and tablet devices. The converging concepts of Materialities (ranging from the political economy of communication to physical devices) and Imaginaries (including cultural values, desires and perceptions) are touchstones for each of the chapters in the book.

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