Good young nostalgia: Camera phones and technologies of self among Israeli youths

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 348-376

  Schwarz, Ori ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blogs; Camera phones; Consumption; Databasification; Egodocuments; Emotionology; Emotions; Nostalgia; Photography; Technology of self; Youths

Indexed keywords

EID: 74249111135     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540509342045     Document Type: Review

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