Haunting hands : mobile media practices and loss / Kathleen M. Cumiskey and Larissa Hjorth.

9780190635008 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

English

1 online resource : illustrations.

HM851

303.4833

From smartphones to tablets, mobile media is increasingly playing a central role in the representation, sharing, and experience of events public and private, formal and informal. Drawing on cross-cultural fieldwork, 'Haunting Hands' considers the role mobile media practices and rituals provide as fundamental insights into contemporary notions of life, death and loss.

From smartphones to tablets, mobile media is increasingly playing a central role in the representation, sharing, and experience of events public and private, formal and informal. Drawing on cross-cultural fieldwork, 'Haunting Hands' considers the role mobile media practices and rituals provide as fundamental insights into contemporary notions of life, death and loss.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Studies in mobile communication.

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