Society for the Social Study of Mobile Communications


The Society for the Social Study of Mobile Communication (SSSMC) is intended to facilitate the international advancement of cross-disciplinary mobile communication studies. It is intended to serve as a resource and to support a network of scholarly research as to the social consequences of mobile communication.




Sunday, January 1, 2012

Migration, Diaspora and Information Technology

Migration, Diaspora and Information Technology in Global Societies

Leopoldina Fortunati, Raul Pertierra, & Jane Vincent (Eds.)


Description
Migrants and diaspora communities are shaped by their use of information and communication technologies. This book explores the multifaceted role played by new media in the re-location of these groups of people, assisting them in their efforts to defeat nostalgia, construct new communities, and keep connected with their communities of origin. Furthermore, the book analyses the different ways in which migrants contribute, along with natives, in co-constructing contemporary societies – a process in which the cultures of both groups are considered. Drawing on contributions from a range of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, psychology and linguistics, it offers a more profound understanding of one of the most significant phenomena of contemporary international societies – the migration of nearly a billion people worldwide - and the relationship between technology and society.

Citation:

Fortunati, L., Pertierra, R., & Vincent, J. (Eds.). (2012). Migration, diaspora and information technology in global societies. New York, NY: Routledge.