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
|
| LSN: |
0-415-43809-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780415438094 |
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