Recommendations on mobile (phone) tech books
Greetings, all -- I was reading a few book reviews yesterday but thought I would turn to this knowledgeable body for recommendations on a good overview text on the history and current state of mobile (phone) technology and its social role - with emphasis on the latter, rather than on the historical bit. It could be a broader work on mobile tech, but I'm primarily interested in mobile/cell phones. I've come across Mobile Phones and Mobile Communication, by Ling and Donner, as well as Mobile Communications: An Introduction to New Media by Green and Haddon. Would others immediately recommend something else, in addition or in lieu of? Thanks so much. --- S a r a h T. R o b e r t s Doctoral Student and Fellow, Information in Society Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) http://www.lis.illinois.edu/people/students/sarah-roberts-phd-student University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign http://www.lis.illinois.edu/academics/programs/phd/infosociety
Sarah, Here are a few ideas on some books that may be useful. For a fun and lively history of the mobile phone: Agar, J. (2005). Constant touch: A global history of the mobile phone. Cambridge: Totem Publishers. For a discussion on the development of the mobile phone market in the U.S. from a business perspective: Galambos, L., & Abrahamson, E. J. (2002). Anytime, anywhere: Entrepreneurship and the creation of a wireless world. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. For more of a social/critical take: Ito, M., Okabe, D., & Matsuda, M. (Eds.). (2005). Personal, portable, pedestrian: Mobile phones in japanese life. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Goggin, G. (2006). Cell phone culture: Mobile technology in everyday life. London ; New York: Routledge. Goggin, G. (2010). Global mobile media. New York, NY: Routledge. Katz, J. E., & Aakhus, M. (Eds.). (2002). Perpetual contact: Mobile communication, private talk, public performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Glotz, P., Bertschi, S., & Locke, C. (2005). Thumb culture : The meaning of mobile phones for society. Bielefeld; Piscataway, NJ: Transcript; Distributed in North America by Transaction Pub. Hopefully some of those are useful! Best, Jordan On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Sarah Roberts <robert50@illinois.edu>wrote:
Greetings, all --
I was reading a few book reviews yesterday but thought I would turn to this knowledgeable body for recommendations on a good overview text on the history and current state of mobile (phone) technology and its social role - with emphasis on the latter, rather than on the historical bit. It could be a broader work on mobile tech, but I'm primarily interested in mobile/cell phones. I've come across Mobile Phones and Mobile Communication, by Ling and Donner, as well as Mobile Communications: An Introduction to New Media by Green and Haddon. Would others immediately recommend something else, in addition or in lieu of?
Thanks so much.
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Sara, let me add this: "The dark side of mobile phones"<https://encrypted.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.american.edu%2Fcas%2Flfs%2Ffaculty-docs%2Fupload%2FThe-Dark-Side-of-Mobile-Phones.pdf&rct=j&q=The%20Dark%20Side%20of%20Mobile%20Phones%20Naomi%20S.%20Baron&ei=n7FJTr3uOJK50AHA1q3rBw&usg=AFQjCNFEhHtZY5wvIatXD8AwCz7dZVBbvw&sig2=uHPeTy9s1BiGWb7TTAkx3w&cad=rja>by Naomi S. Baron (pdf) Abstract: Mobile phones enable people to communicate when, where, and with whom they wish. However, users are often troubled to find themselves at the beck and call of others. To gauge attitudes towards mobiles, students from universities in five countries were asked what they liked most and liked least about having a mobile phone. Responses across all countries indicated that communication was both what subjects liked most and least – enjoying the ability to contact others but feeling trapped by interlocutors’ ability to always contact them. Concerns about dependency on the device paralleled intensity of usage. Among the distinctions found between countries, some were attributable to variation in available technology, while others appear to reflect cultural factors. Best, Alejandro Tortolini Scitech journalist - Teacher Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hi Sarah. I use James Katz's Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies (MIT, 2008) in my Mobile Communication in Public Life course, in addition to other chapters & articles. I like the way he's divided it into major areas (e.g. culture, politics, sociality, digital divide). I'm also happy to share my syllabus if that's of interest. Best, Lee *************************** Lee Humphreys, PhD Assistant Professor Dept. of Communication Cornell University On Aug 15, 2011, at 12:31 PM, Jordan Frith wrote:
Sarah, Here are a few ideas on some books that may be useful.
For a fun and lively history of the mobile phone: Agar, J. (2005). Constant touch: A global history of the mobile phone. Cambridge: Totem Publishers.
For a discussion on the development of the mobile phone market in the U.S. from a business perspective: Galambos, L., & Abrahamson, E. J. (2002). Anytime, anywhere: Entrepreneurship and the creation of a wireless world. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
For more of a social/critical take: Ito, M., Okabe, D., & Matsuda, M. (Eds.). (2005). Personal, portable, pedestrian: Mobile phones in japanese life. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Goggin, G. (2006). Cell phone culture: Mobile technology in everyday life. London ; New York: Routledge. Goggin, G. (2010). Global mobile media. New York, NY: Routledge. Katz, J. E., & Aakhus, M. (Eds.). (2002). Perpetual contact: Mobile communication, private talk, public performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Glotz, P., Bertschi, S., & Locke, C. (2005). Thumb culture : The meaning of mobile phones for society. Bielefeld; Piscataway, NJ: Transcript; Distributed in North America by Transaction Pub.
Hopefully some of those are useful!
Best, Jordan
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Sarah Roberts <robert50@illinois.edu>wrote:
Greetings, all --
I was reading a few book reviews yesterday but thought I would turn to this knowledgeable body for recommendations on a good overview text on the history and current state of mobile (phone) technology and its social role - with emphasis on the latter, rather than on the historical bit. It could be a broader work on mobile tech, but I'm primarily interested in mobile/cell phones. I've come across Mobile Phones and Mobile Communication, by Ling and Donner, as well as Mobile Communications: An Introduction to New Media by Green and Haddon. Would others immediately recommend something else, in addition or in lieu of?
Thanks so much.
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Hey Sarah, Here are a couple of sources that I have found very useful in understanding the mobile phones... I am removing the names which have already been suggested by others on the group. Cheers Nishant 1. Bell, G. (2005) ‘The age of the thumb: a cultural reading of mobile technologies from Asia’, in P. Glotz and S. Bertschi (eds) *Thumb Culture: Social Trends and Mobile Phone Use*, Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, pp. 67-87. 2.De Souza e Silva, A. and Hjorth, L. (2009) ‘Urban spaces as playful spaces: A historical approach to mobile urban games’, *Simulation and Gaming * 40(5): 602-625. 3. Hjorth, L. (2009) *Mobile Media in the Asia-Pacific*, London: Routledge. 4. Ito, M. (2003) ‘Mobiles and the appropriation of place’, *Receiver*, 8, http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/evs/readings/itoShort.pdf (accessed 15 June 2011) On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Sarah Roberts <robert50@illinois.edu>wrote:
Greetings, all --
I was reading a few book reviews yesterday but thought I would turn to this knowledgeable body for recommendations on a good overview text on the history and current state of mobile (phone) technology and its social role - with emphasis on the latter, rather than on the historical bit. It could be a broader work on mobile tech, but I'm primarily interested in mobile/cell phones. I've come across Mobile Phones and Mobile Communication, by Ling and Donner, as well as Mobile Communications: An Introduction to New Media by Green and Haddon. Would others immediately recommend something else, in addition or in lieu of?
Thanks so much.
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S a r a h T. R o b e r t s Doctoral Student and Fellow, Information in Society Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) http://www.lis.illinois.edu/people/students/sarah-roberts-phd-student
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-- Nishant Shah Director (Research), Centre for Internet and Society,( www.cis-india.org ) Asia Awards Fellow, 2008-09 # 00-91-9740074884 http://www.facebook.com/nishant.shah http://cis-india.academia.edu/NishantShah
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