Ambient co-presence: Transnational family practices in polymedia environments

Global Networks

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 183-201

  Madianou, Mirca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ETHNOGRAPHY; INTIMACY AT A DISTANCE; LOCATIVE MEDIA; SMARTPHONES; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES; WEBCAM

Indexed keywords

NETWORK SECURITY; SMARTPHONES;

ETHNOGRAPHY; INTIMACY AT A DISTANCE; LOCATIVE MEDIA; SOCIAL MEDIA; TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES; WEBCAM;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ETHNOGRAPHY; MULTIMEDIA; NETWORKING; SOCIAL MEDIA; WORLD WIDE WEB;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84960474545     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/glob.12105     Document Type: Article

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