Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies |
| Subtitle of host publication | Volume 1: Media History and the Foundations of Media Studies |
| Editors | John Nerone |
| Place of Publication | Malden MA USA |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Pages | 521-535 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781444361506 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118733561 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Digital Media
- Cloud Computing
- James Carey
- Surveillance
- Mobility
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Media and mobility. / Andrejevic, Mark.
The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies: Volume 1: Media History and the Foundations of Media Studies. ed. / John Nerone. 1st. ed. Malden MA USA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. p. 521-535.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Media and mobility
AU - Andrejevic, Mark
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This chapter explores the changing relationship of mobility to media technology, considering the ways in which we think about, engage in, and exploit the mobility of people and devices, goods and services, in a world in which mobility serves as an increasingly important type of information and information goes increasingly mobile. The chapter rethinks the ways in which information mobility and physical mobility interact with one another in the transition from industrial era shifts to digital era developments. If mobility has, at times, claimed for itself the attributes of a certain kind of freedom, this chapter considers the way in which this freedom can be put to work. The conquest of space, in the digital era, refers to the creation of a ubiquitous electromagnetic atmosphere – not merely extension across space, but also a “filling-in” of space, so that wherever one goes, the network can be accessed, information can be retrieved, and feedback generated. Information is generated not simply about the movement of objects, but about the movement of messages, and, recursively, the tracking of the movement of messages. Mobility, in this sense, participates in a productive spiral.
AB - This chapter explores the changing relationship of mobility to media technology, considering the ways in which we think about, engage in, and exploit the mobility of people and devices, goods and services, in a world in which mobility serves as an increasingly important type of information and information goes increasingly mobile. The chapter rethinks the ways in which information mobility and physical mobility interact with one another in the transition from industrial era shifts to digital era developments. If mobility has, at times, claimed for itself the attributes of a certain kind of freedom, this chapter considers the way in which this freedom can be put to work. The conquest of space, in the digital era, refers to the creation of a ubiquitous electromagnetic atmosphere – not merely extension across space, but also a “filling-in” of space, so that wherever one goes, the network can be accessed, information can be retrieved, and feedback generated. Information is generated not simply about the movement of objects, but about the movement of messages, and, recursively, the tracking of the movement of messages. Mobility, in this sense, participates in a productive spiral.
KW - Digital Media
KW - Cloud Computing
KW - James Carey
KW - Surveillance
KW - Mobility
U2 - 10.1002/9781444361506.wbiems025
DO - 10.1002/9781444361506.wbiems025
M3 - Chapter (Book)
SN - 9781118733561
SP - 521
EP - 535
BT - The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies
A2 - Nerone, John
PB - Wiley-Blackwell
CY - Malden MA USA
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