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Tantalisingly Close
An Archaeology of Communication Desires in Discourses of Mobile Wireless Media
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
2012
Author / Editor information
Vries Imar :
Imar de Vries is Assistant Professor of New Media and Digital Culture in the Department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University. His work primarily focuses on studying innovation discourses of wireless technologies, social media, and augmented reality. De Vries is a member of the board of Media Lab IMPAKT and affiliated with Media Lab SETUP.
Reviews
‘Tantalisingly Close shows how the mobile telephone is a device saturated with the dreams, hopes, and fears that make us human. De Vries demonstrates that mobile communication is a key to understanding the human condition in the early 21st century.’ Prof. Dr. John Durham Peters, author of Speaking into the Air
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface and acknowledgements
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Introduction
11 - Part I. Venturing into the Familiar Unknown
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1. Discourses of progress and utopia
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2. Communication ideals, communication woes
57 - Part II. Where Angels Speak
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3. The rise… and rise of media technology
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4. Mobile communication dreams
125 -
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Epilogue
163 -
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Notes
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References
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Index
207
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eBook published on:
January 14, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9789048514915
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Main content:
216
eBook ISBN:
9789048514915
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