This review surveys and divides the ethnographic corpus on digital media into three broad
but overlapping categories: the cultural politics of digital media, the vernacular cultures of …

Academic research on migration and the use of new media constitutes a growing field. The
first studies dealing explicitly with the field appeared in the end of the 1990s. Now, it has …

This book is about connecting the fascinating and rapidly-evolving body of multidisciplinary
work in Internet studies and the network society with the comparatively long-established …

This article puts forward a cosmopolitan reading of international migration, focusing on the
role played by ICTs in generating new ways of living together and acting transnationally in …

An expert considers the effects of a more mobile Internet on socioeconomic development
and digital inclusion, examining both potentialities and constraints. Almost anyone with a …

As unprecedented waves of young, rural women journey to cities in China, not only to work,
but also to “see the world” and gain some autonomy, they regularly face significant …

An account of how young people in Ghana's capital city adopt and adapt digital technology
in the margins of the global economy. The urban youth frequenting the Internet cafés of …

The article explores how the Internet and email offer space for participants to think and make
sense of their experiences in the qualitative research encounter. It draws on a research …

Undocumented immigrants in the United States face risks of discrimination, surveillance,
and deportation. We investigate their technology use, risk perceptions, and protective …

The use of online media for transnational communication in migration networks may serve
as a new source of social ties and information for prospective migrants. There is scholarly …