The mobile phone as media

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-211

  May, Harvey ^a   Hearn, Greg ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural economy; Dystopia; Everyday life; Technology; Utopia

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744448559     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877905052417     Document Type: Review

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