Me and My Cell Phone. And Other Essays On Technology In Everyday Life.

Me and My Cell Phone. And Other Essays On Technology In Everyday Life.

Cell phones and the Internet have been the recipients of in-depth research on their increased and rapid integration into everyday life and the innovative appropriations associated with them in many societies. The cell phone has attracted particular attention in its perceived abilities to both enhanc...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Langaa RPCIG 2012.
Subjects:
Cell phones > Social aspects > Africa.
Information technology > Social aspects > Africa.
African history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Cell phones > Social aspects
Information technology > Social aspects
Africa
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1
  • Introduction; Chapter 2
  • Me and My Cell Phone; Before we met; Meeting my baby; Our first friend; Being mugged; My new phone-my enemy; The transition; Our current relationship; The smart phone; Chapter 3
  • Are Mobile Phones the New Talking Drums of Everyday Africa?; Mobile Phones; Talking Drums; Are mobile phones the new talking drums of everyday Africa?; Conclusion; Chapter 4
  • ICTs and the Making and Breaking of Everyday Relations; Chapter 5
  • Telephones, Cell Phones and Vulnerability in a Woman's World.
  • Chapter 6
  • Drinks, Bottle Caps and Mobile PhonesChapter 7
  • Social Media as a Tool for Activism; Social Media: a Voice for the People and a Tool for Activism; The Efficiency of Social Media; The Perceived Flaws of Social Media; Techno-social relationships; Conclusion; Chapter 8
  • The Internet and the Cell Phone; The Internet; The Cell phone; The Internet and cell phones as active agents in society; Chapter 9
  • Facebook Is What You Make It; Chapter 10
  • ICTs, Strategy and Coping in the Western Cape; Mobility, Migration, Globalization and Belonging in South Africa.
  • Communication and StrategizingChapter 11
  • Baby Steps into Langa Township: Running in Langa; Running, my valued pastime; My first organized event; Getting the hang of it; Running as a private activity; From private to public running; Reactions to my running in Langa; Uncomfortable with all the attention; Bibliography and References; Back cover.

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