1st Edition
Mobile Media in the Asia-Pacific Gender and The Art of Being Mobile
Introduction: The Price of Being Mobile. Section 1: Mobile Media Societies 1. Locating the mobile: Mobile Communication and Gender in the Asia-Pacific 2. Paradigms of Mobility: Conceptual Tenors for Studying Mobility Today 3. Beyond "The New Rich": Consumption, Production and Gender in the Region Section 2: Mobile Media Cultures 4. Fast-forwarding to the Present: The Rise of Customised Mobile Media in Tokyo 5. Engaging Rings: The Haendupon and Intimate Communities in Seoul 6. Nostalgia Mobility: Memory and the Mobile Phone in Hong Kong 7. Postal Presence: Persistence of the Postal Metaphor in Melbourne 8. Domesticating Cartographies: Gendered Mobile Media in the Region Section 3: Mobile Media Practices 9. Domesticating New Media: A Discussion on Locating Mobile Media 10. The Big Bang: An Example of Mobile Media as New Media 11. On Hold: Reflections on a Mobile Media in the Asia-Pacific
Biography
Larissa Hjorth is Lecturer in the Games and Digital Art programs at RMIT University, Australia.
'Hjorth’s book is a terrific contribution to the rapidly growing field of mobile media research in Asia, and one that brings with it a much-needed analysis of gender. One would be hard pressed to find a better-informed or more engaging tour guide into this complex field.' - Kate Crawford, University of New South Wales, 2009
