Geomedia Studies: Spaces and Mobilities in Mediatized Worlds

Description

This book introduces and develops the concept of geomedia studies as the name of a particular subfield of communication geography. Despite the accelerating societal relevance of ‘geomedia’ technologies for the production of various spaces, mobilities, and power-relations, and the unquestionable emergence of a vibrant research field that deals with questions pertaining to such topics, the term geomedia studies remains surprisingly unestablished. By addressing imperative questions about the implications of geomedia technologies for organizations, social groups and individuals (e.g. businesses profiting from geo-surveillance, refugees or migrants moving across national borders, or artists claiming their rights to public space) the book also aims to contribute to ongoing academic and societal debates in our increasingly mediatized world. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgement 1 Introduction to Geomedia Studies PART I: Theorizing Geomedia 2 The Necessity of Geomedia: Understanding the Significance of Location-Based Services and Data-Driven Platforms 3 Mapping Geomedia: Charting the Terrains of Space, Place and Media 4 Space, Place and Circulation: Three Conceptual Lenses into the Spatialities of Media Production Practices 5 Media, Materiality, Mobility: Understanding Geomedia as Infrastructure Spaces PART II: Geomedia Spaces 6 Look Inside[sup(TM)]: Corporate Visions of the Smart City 7 ‘The Sounds of Silence’ – Writing Urban Spaces 8 City as Backlot: On Location in San Diego 9 Unimaginable Homes: Negotiating Ageism through Media Use PART III: Geomedia Mobilities 10 Mobilism in Translation: Putting a New Research Paradigm to the Test 11 Artists Out of Place: The Invalidation of Network Capital in a Small-Town Cultural Community 12 Geographical Imaginations, Politics of Hospitality and the Media in the European Refugee Crisis 13 Fast Media 14 Afterword: Geomedia: In Praise of Unruly Conjunctions List of Contributors Index