Pushing personhood into place: Situating media in rural knowledge in Africa

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 618-631

  Bidwell, Nicola J ^a,b   Winschiers Theophilus, Heike ^c   Koch Kapuire, Gereon ^c   Rehm, Mathias ^d  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Namibia)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Africa; Locative Media; Rural; Spatial; Temporal; Topographic; Topokinetic; Traditional Knowledge

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; LOCATIVE MEDIA; SPATIAL; TEMPORAL; TOPOGRAPHIC; TOPOKINETIC; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; TECHNOLOGY;

INFORMATION USE;

EID: 79961165737     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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