James, Have a look at http://webnographers.org, searching on the word "mobile," for example. Theoretically and interestingly, I'd encourage you to examine the introduction to Castells' et als. "Mobile Communication ... " There are a fair number of other papers on mobile technologies here, too, so peruse carefully.
I'm currently also the main editor / aggregator at this virtual ethnography wiki http://webnographers.org. As a wiki, you are welcome to add resources to this already rich list, which is partly annotated: http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Books http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Papers http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Videos http://www.webnographers.org/index.php?title=Syllabi Best regards, Scott http://scottmacleod.com http://worlduniversity.wikia.com On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 1:49 AM, James Stewart <j.k.stew...@ed.ac.uk> wrote: > Suggestions please! > I teach a course on 'Internet and Society' at Edinburgh, and include one > class on 'Mobile Life'. I use some older readings on mobile phone use, but I > think it is time to update them a bit. However since these last few years I > have not been working much in the user side of mobile/wireless I am rusty > on developments in the literature (apart from a few of the more recent > books). > Can anyone recommend their top 5 readings for students (undergrad and > postgrad) introducing issues in mobile phone use from a social studies > perspective? > (current reading list https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/IandS/Mobile+Life) > Thanks, > James > > Dr James Stewart > > Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation > > University of Edinburgh > > http://www.issti.ed.ac.uk > > http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/jkstew > > t: +44 131 650 6392 > > ***Mobile Phones, Cigarettes for the 21st Century*** > > > The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, > with registration number SC005336 . > > -- This email is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this email message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and destroy/delete all copies of the transmittal. Thank you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mobile-society" group. To post to this group, send email to mobile-society@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mobile-society+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mobile-society?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
