Digital Media Practices in Households : Kinship through Data

How are intergenerational relationships playing out in the digital rhythms of the household? Through extensive fieldwork in Tokyo, Shanghai and Melbourne, this book ethnographically explores how households are being understood, articulated and defined by digital media practices. It explores the rise...

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Main Author: Hjorth, Larissa (auth)
Other Authors: Ohashi, Kana (auth), Sinanan, Jolynna (auth), Horst, Heather (auth), Pink, Sarah (auth), Kato, Fumitoshi (auth), Zhou, Baohua (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Amsterdam University Press 2020
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Summary:How are intergenerational relationships playing out in the digital rhythms of the household? Through extensive fieldwork in Tokyo, Shanghai and Melbourne, this book ethnographically explores how households are being understood, articulated and defined by digital media practices. It explores the rise of self-tracking, quantified self and informal practices of care at distance as part of contemporary household dynamics.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (187 p.)
Access:Open Access