The Digital City: Media and the Social Production of Place Halegoua Germaine R.
Shows how digital media connects people to their lived environmentsEvery day, millions of people turn to small handheld screens to search for their destinations and to seek recommendations for places…
Specifikacia The Digital City: Media and the Social Production of Place Halegoua Germaine R.
Shows how digital media connects people to their lived environmentsEvery day, millions of people turn to small handheld screens to search for their destinations and to seek recommendations for places to visit. They may share texts or images of themselves and these places en route or after their journey is complete. We don't consciously reflect on these activities and probably don't associate these practices with constructing a sense of place. Critics have argued that digital media alienates users from space and place, but this book argues that the exact opposite is true: that we habitually use digital technologies to re-embed ourselves within urban environments.The Digital City advocates for the need to rethink our everyday interactions with digital infrastructures, navigation technologies, and social media as we move through the world. Drawing on five case