Theories of the Mobile Internet: Materialities and Imaginaries

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138548960
• ISBN13: 9781138548961
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"