Our own devices: Heterotopic communication, discourse, and culture in the information society 1

Information Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-96

  Lievrouw, Leah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication and culture; Communication technology; Discourse; Heterotopic communication; Information society; Social theory; Virtual culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032360456     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/019722498128890     Document Type: Article

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