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Technologies of Refuge and Displacement - Rethinking Digital Divides (Paperback)
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Technologies of Refuge and Displacement - Rethinking Digital Divides (Paperback)
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Technologies of Refuge and Displacement: Rethinking Digital Divides
aims to theoretically and practically understand technology access
and use from the perspective of those on the "wrong" side of the
digital divide. Specifically, it examines refugees as a group that
has received scant attention as technology users, despite their
urgent need for technological access to sustain tenuous links to
family and loved ones during displacement. It draws from over 100
interviews and surveys with refugees conducted from 2007 to 2011,
utilizing this empirical data to interrogate well-known theories
about technology and its users. In doing so, it seeks to rethink
the popular model of "digital divide" and offer alternative ways of
conceptualizing technology literacy and access. It examines how
principles from design and IT industries can be applied to contexts
with constrained availability, access, and affordability to provide
technology services that accommodate users with limited technical
and language literacies.
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