商品簡介
In this extension of The Cell Phone Reader (Peter Lang, 2006),Arceneaux (journalism and media studies, San Diego State U.) andKavoori (journalism and mass communication, U. of Georgia),introduce critical essays on mobile media from auto and CB radiosto smartphones and e-readers. Viewing technologies as inherentlycultural objects, contributors discuss the socio-historical contextof specific media, factors shaping their utilization, role in socialnetworking, and implications for journalism and further studies.Among the international perspectives is an analysis of cell phones'role in the Kurdish struggle for political identity in Turkey. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Noah Arceneaux is Assistant Professor in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University. His research explores the social construction of new media technologies, ranging from wireless telegraphy to emerging forms of mobile media. His work has been published in a number of journals, and he is the co-editor of The Cell Phone Reader (Lang, 2006).
Anandam Kavoori is Professor in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. He is the author or editor of eight books including Reading YouTube (Lang, 2011), Digital Media Criticism (Lang, 2010), and co-editor of The Cell Phone Reader (Lang, 2006).
