Rethinking marginality in South Africa : mobile phones and the concept of belonging in Langa Township /

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What does it mean to be marginal? For residents of Cape Townís Langa Township, being considered marginal is subject to a host of social, physical and sometimes materialistic qualifications ñ not least of which is owning a mobile phone. Through various presentations of unique aspects of township li...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Powell, Crystal (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.
Temas:
Mobile communication systems > South Africa.
Cell phones > South Africa.
Radiocommunications mobiles > Afrique du Sud.
Téléphones cellulaires > Afrique du Sud.
Cell phones
Mobile communication systems
Social conditions
South Africa > Social conditions.
Afrique du Sud > Conditions sociales.
South Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1
  • ICTS, Migration, Mobility, and Belonging: An Introduction; Introduction; Background to the Study; Statement of the Problem; Purpose and Rationale of the Study; Significance Of The Study; Conceptual Framework; Research Questions; Delimitations; Assumptions; Outline Of The Remainder Of The Book; Conclusion; Chapter 2
  • Digging In And Being Dug Into By Langa: An Ethnographic Approach; Introduction; Methods; Entering The Field; Selection Of Participants; Ethical Considerations; Data Collection; Data Analysis.
  • Limitations And ChallengesReflexivity; Conclusion; Chapter 3
  • Everyday Life In Langa: Ethnographic Snapshots; Introduction; Do Marginal Spaces Produce Marginal People?; Introducing Langa Township; Langa: Ethnographic Snapshots; Perceptions Of Langa As A Marginal Population In Cape Town; Questioning Langa's Categorical Marginality; Conclusion; Chapter 4
  • ICTS And The Development Of Langa Residents: A 'Marginal' Mobile Population; Introduction; Some Practical Uses Of ICTS In Langa; Revealing The Margins Within The "Margins"" ; The Mobile Phone As A Rite-Of-Passage In Langa.
  • ICTS And The Development Of Langa: A MobilePopulationConclusion; Chapter 5
  • ICTS And The Mitigation Of Distance For Langa Residents; Introduction; Communication In Langa Before The Introduction Of Mobile Technology; The Adoption Of Mobile Phones By Langa Residents; Mobile Phones And The Mitigation Of Distance For Langa Residents; Conclusion; Chapter 6
  • The Impact Of ICTS On New Socio-Economic Relations In Langa; Introduction; South Africa's Economy In Historical Perspective; Mobility, Migration And Globalization In South Africa.
  • Information And Communication Technologies For Development (ICTD)ICTS And Their Contribution To Socio-Economic Development; ICTS And New Socio-Economic Relations In Langa; Conclusion; Chapter 7
  • Redefining Socio-Political Relations Through ICTS In Langa; Introduction; Citizenship And Belonging; Civic And Political Marginality; Housing: A Human Rights Struggle In South Africa; Social Media As A Tool For Activism; Redefining Socio-Political Relations Through ICTS InLanga; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Conclusion; Summary Conclusions; Research Findings; Recommendations For Further Research.
  • Reference ListAppendices; Appendix 1: Excerpt From Me And My Cell Phone; Appendix 2: Meet The Participants; Appendix 3: Loliwe Lyrics; Back cover.

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