(im)mobile homes : family life at a distance in the age of mobile media / Earvin Charles B. Cabalquinto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cabalquinto, Earvin Charles B., author.

Series:

Studies in mobile communication.

Oxford scholarship online.

Studies in Mobile Communication Series ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal communication--Technological innovations--Social aspects.

Interpersonal communication.

Cell phones--Social aspects.

Cell phones.

Wireless communication systems--Social aspects.

Wireless communication systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Enriched by moving stories of transnational families, '(Im)mobile Homes' explores the importance of smartphones and social media for the transnational Filipino family in Australia.

Contents:

Cover

Series

(Im)mobile Homes

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Mediated (Im)mobilities

2. Zones of Reterritorialized Domesticity: 'It's Like Leaving Messages on the Fridge'

3. Homeland (Dis)connections: 'It's Like I'm in the Philippines'

4. Restaging Interrupted Rituals: 'It's As If They're Beside Me'

5. Mobile (Un)caring at a Distance: 'You Really Love Us My Son'

6. Bittersweet Festivity: 'We're Not Only Here but We're Also There in Spirit'

7. Digital Lifeline in Turbulent Times: 'As Long as They're Okay, I'm Okay'

8. An (Im)mobile Home and Beyond

Methodological Appendix

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-752486-9

0-19-752487-7

0-19-752485-0

OCLC:

1268545032