Digital Immigrants and Media Integration - The Smartphone Is the Synthesizer

In this book, Sally J. McMillan draws insights from the lived experiences of digital immigrants and traces incremental points in media evolution leading up to the development of smartphones, which are now indispensable and tied to identity. Scholars of communication, media ecology, and technology will find this book of particular interest.

Table des matières

List of Tables
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1: Introduction
Section I: Forms
Chapter 2: Talking: With and without a Tether
Chapter 3: Writing: From Atoms and Ink to Bits and Bytes
Chapter 4: Pictures: Still, Moving, and "Appy"
Section II: Functions
Chapter 5: Keeping up with Family, Friends, and Trends
Chapter 6: (Re)searching and Navigating
Chapter 7: Commerce and Commercials
Chapter 8: Conclusion
Appendix: Method
References
About the Author

A propos de l'auteur

Sally J. McMillan is professor emerita at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Résumé

In this book, Sally J. McMillan draws insights from the lived experiences of digital immigrants and traces incremental points in media evolution leading up to the development of smartphones, which are now indispensable and tied to identity. Scholars of communication, media ecology, and technology will find this book of particular interest.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sally J. McMillan
• Edition: Lexington Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.07.2023
• EAN: 9781666919332
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-933-2
• Pages: 158
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Médias, communication > Général, dictionnaires; Media Studies, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, Technology: general issues, Communication Studies