With at least seven billion subscriptions worldwide, the impact of mobile devices undoubtedly rivals that of television, radio, and newspapers. Mobile technologies have had—and continue to have—a profound influence on every sphere of public and private life.
Unsurprisingly, since their emergence in the late 1970s, mobile technologies have been the focus of serious scholarly study and exploration, and, as research on mobile technologies continues to grow dramatically, this new four-volume collection from Routledge provides an authoritative reference work to make sense of their defining aspects and cardinal dynamics.
Edited by three leading scholars, Mobile Technologies brings together in one easy-to-access set, the essential, ‘must-read’ Major Works on the greatest technology of our time. Goggin, Ling, and Hjorth have carefully integrated foundational texts with the most significant and pioneering new material to create an indispensable research tool and pedagogic resource.
Edited by three leading scholars, Mobile Technologies brings together in one easy-to-access set, the essential, ‘must-read’ major works on the greatest technology of our time. Indeed, Goggin, Ling, and Hjorth have carefully integrated foundational texts with the most significant and pioneering new material to create an indispensable research tool and pedagogic resource.
Volume I: From the Telephone to the Mobile—Communication, Coordination, and New Connections
Volume II: Mobile Society—Culture, Identities, and Practices
Volume III: Mobile Media—Technologies, Networks, and Intimacies
Volume IV: Life After Mobiles—Concepts, Methods, and Debates