Linda Leung

Technologies of Refuge and Displacement

Rethinking Digital Divides

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book explores the role of technology in the refugee experience, focusing particularly on the contexts of displacement and detention. Traversing the disciplines of refugee studies, socio-technical studies and technology design, it speaks to academics, students, and practitioners working and studying in those areas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9781498500029
• ISBN-10: 1498500021
• Artikelnr.: 51780756

Autorenporträt

Linda Leung is associate professor and honorary associate at the University of Technology Sydney.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction 1. What's Technology Got to Do with Refugees? 2.
Background & Methodology 3. Digital Divides: A Review of Literature Part
II: Digital Dichotomies 4. Netizens and Asylum Seekers as Cultural Citizens
5. Technological and Social Determinism Part III: Alternative Models 6. The
Strength of Weak Ties 7. Actor Network Theory 8. Hierarchies of Technology
Literacy Part IV: Practices and Principles 9. Accessibility: Moving Beyond
the Disability Paradigm 10. User-Centred Design 11. UCD Principles in
Practice Conclusion Bibliography Index About the Author