Technologies of the spouse: Intimate surveillance in Senegalese transnational marriages

Global Networks

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-59

  Hannaford, Dinah ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; Information and communications technology (ICT); power geometry; senegal; surveillance; transnational marriage

Indexed keywords

SPACE SURVEILLANCE;

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; ROLE OF TECHNOLOGIES; SENEGAL; TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES; TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE;

MONITORING;

EID: 84916599694     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/glob.12045     Document Type: Article

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