Theories of the Mobile Internet

Download or read book Theories of the Mobile Internet written by Andrew Herman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.