Mobile Media in the Asia-Pacific - Gender and The Art of Being Mobile (Hardcover)

This century has been marked by the rapid and divergent uptake of mobile telephony throughout the world. The mobile phone has become a poignant symbol for postmodernity and the attendant modes of global mobility and immobility. Most notably, the icon of the mobile phone is most palpable in the Asia-Pacific in which a diversity of innovation and consumer practices - reflecting gender and locality - can be found. Through the lens of gendered mobile media, Mobile Media in the Asia Pacific provides insight into this phenomenon by focusing on case studies in Japan, South Korea, China and Australia. Despite the ubiquity and multi-layered nature of mobile media in the region, the patterns of female consumption have received little attention in the growing literature on mobile communication globally. Utilising ethnographic research conducted in the Asia-Pacific over a six-year period, this book investigates the relationship between gender, technology and various forms of mobility and immobility in the region. This book outlines the emerging modes of gender performativity that makes the Asia-Pacific region so distinct to other regions globally. Mobile Media in the Asia Pacific is a fascinating read for students and scholars interested in new media and gender in the Asia-Pacific region.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Asia's Transformations/Asia.com
Release date:	October 2008
First published:	2009
Authors:	Larissa Hjorth
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	318
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-43809-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-43809-8
Barcode:	9780415438094

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