256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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New technologies are profoundly reshaping the world around us. Home computers - unheard of two decades ago - now play an intimate role as personal possessions in many people's lives. For some, computer games may be vital to winding-down after a busy day, while for others the home computer represents only work or is a means through which to socialize in cyberspace. Powerfully symbolic of both... Read more
1 Introduction2 The Relationship of Ownership3 The Information Appliance4 Acquiring a Handle on the Future5 Computing in the Domestic Pattern of Life6 Temporal Rhythms of the Computerized Home7 Negotiations of Ownership8 Is the Home Computer Pink or Blue?9 The Domestic Ecology of Objects10 Machines for Living11 Constructing the Self through ObjectificationAppendix The Study ParticipantsBibliography
Biography
Elaine Lally is Assistant Director at the Institute for Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney
