Foundations of Mobile Media Studies

by Jason Farman (Editor)

Foundations of Mobile Media Studies gathers some of the most important texts in this emerging field, offering readers key approaches to understanding our moment and our media. The impact of mobile media is far reaching and this book discusses topics such as human intimacy, social space, political uprisings, labor, mobile phones in the developing world, gender, the mobile device’s impact on reading, mobile television, and mobile photography, among others. This carefully curated collection will serve as the central text to introduce this field to anyone eager to understand the rise of mobile technology, its impact on our relationships, and how these media have transformed the ways we understand the world around us.

296 pages, Paperback

Published November 2, 2016

About the author

Jason Farman is a professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is also a faculty member with the Human-Computer Interaction Lab. He writes about how technology has transformed society throughout history. His work has been featured in The Atlantic, GQ, Aeon, Vox, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, NPR, 99% Invisible, Atlas Obscura, ELLE Magazine, Brain Pickings, and others.