de Souza e Silva, A. (2021). Mapping the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Communication Association (ICA) conference, Mobile Communication Interest Group. Virtual. May.
Exploring the Material Conditions of Location-based Gameplay in the Global South
de Souza e Silva, A., Glover-Rijkse, Njathi, A., & de Cunto Bueno, D.(2021). Exploring the Material Conditions of Location-based Gameplay in the Global South. International Communication Association (ICA) conference, Mobile Communication Interest Group. Virtual. May.
CFP Special Issue: The Future of Mobile Communication Research, A Tribute to Rich Ling
Call for papers for a special issue of New Media & Society, Volume 24, 2022.
Guest editors (ordered alphabetically by last name):
• Scott W. Campbell, Constance F. and Arnold C. Pohs Professor of Telecommunications, Dept. of Communication and Media, University of Michigan
• Adriana de Souza e Silva, Professor, Dept. of Communication, North Carolina State University
• Leopoldina Fortunati, Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics, University of Udine
• Gerard Goggin, Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University
Overview
In recent decades mobile communication has become central to how people navigate and experience everyday social life. As mobile phones diffused globally in the 1990s, scholars began investigating changes in how people relate to distant and proximal others, as well as the physical surroundings. Among the first was Rich Ling, a sociologist with one foot in industry and the other in academia. Throughout his career as a researcher with Norway’s Telenor Group and a faculty member at universities around the world, Rich Ling has contributed to the foundation of the emerging field of Mobile Media and Communication.
In light of Ling’s approaching retirement as an endowed professor at Nanyang Technological University, this special issue pays tribute to his scholarly contributions as we look to the future of mobile communication research. It is no stretch to suggest that Rich Ling is one of the most prolific and influential scholars of mobile communication. He wrote the first single-authored book on the social consequences of mobile communication, The Mobile Connection (2004, Morgan Kaufmann), which remains one of the most heavily cited volumes on the subject. His second book, New Tech, New Ties (2008, MIT Press) reveals how the ritualistic use of mobile media facilitates cohesion in the intimate sphere of friends and family. He extended this analysis in his subsequent book, Taken for Grantedness (2012, MIT Press), which offers a broader theoretical framework explaining how mobile communication has become embedded in the social structure. Along with these and other books, Ling has also published hundreds of journal articles, book chapters, and industry/policy reports on the uses and consequences of mobile media and communication.
In addition to his own scholarship, Rich Ling’s influence in the field is evident through his leadership, serving as editor of many volumes, editor of Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, and founding co-editor of the journal Mobile Media and Communication. Ling is also recognized for being a generous mentor, providing opportunities for new generations of scholars to become active in the field. As such, Rich Ling’s contributions not only shape the past but also strongly influence the future of mobile communication scholarship.
This special issue seeks papers that envision the future of mobile communication scholarship in the light of Ling’s contributions to research and theory. While articles should primarily raise and address questions about future scholarship in the field, they should also be, at least to some extent, grounded in some aspect of Ling’s work. Submissions can focus on different types of topics and approaches. Articles may centrally address future directions in research questions pursued, theory, methods, or other aspects of mobile communication scholarship. We are also open to different types of manuscripts, ranging from theoretical essays, empirical investigations, critical/cultural analysis, and other forms of scholarship.
Submission:
Proposals of no more than 1,000 words should include a brief abstract and a clear explanation of the main argument and how the full submission would contribute to the aims of this special issue.
Please email your proposal to Future.of.Mobile.NMS@gmail.com no later than December 30, 2020. Authors can expect feedback on their proposal by February 1, 2021 and invited paper submissions will be due May 1, 2021. Invited submissions will undergo peer review following the usual procedures of New Media & Society. Approximately 10-12 papers will be sent out for full review. Therefore, the invitation to submit a full article does not guarantee acceptance into the special issue. Full articles will need to follow the New Media & Society submission guidelines. The special issue is scheduled for publication in Volume 24 of 2022.
References:
Ling, R. (2004). The mobile connection: The cell phone’s impact on society. San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufman Publishers.
Ling, R. (2008). New tech, new ties: How mobile communication is reshaping social cohesion. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Ling, R. (2012). Taken for grantedness: The embedding of mobile communication into society. Cambridge, MA; MIT Press.
WUNC’s “The State of Things’ Embodied: How Online Gaming Creates Real-Life Love”
I appeared as a recent guest on WUNC’s “The State of Things” radio show and podcast, titled “Embodied: How Online Gaming Creates Real-Life Love”. During this episode, I discussed how early location-based mobile games created hybrid spaces–that is, a space that merges the boundaries between the digital and physical world. Additionally, I discussed more recent mobile games and their potential to encourage sociability, promote bonding, and deepen our relationship with the world around us.
February 13, 2020: Listen to the episode on WUNC’s website
Apps transformam turista em detetive e animam roteiros urbanos na pandemia.
“‘Com eles, você não está apenas em uma cidade com a informação do que você vê, você pode sobrepor informações de imagens, de áudio. O mundo vira um espaço híbrido’, explica Adriana de Souza e Silva, especialista em jogos móveis na Universidade do Estado da Carolina do Norte, nos EUA.”
Capuchinho, C. (2020). Nossa Viagem, UOL. Oct. 29, 2020.
Mobilidade Urbana como Prática Criativa
de Souza e Silva, A. (2020). Mobilidade Urbana como Prática Criativa. HUB Eventos 2020. Media Lab / PUC-SP / Universidade Anhembi, Morumbi. São Paulo, Brazil. October, 17-23. [Video]
Urban Mobility as a Creative Practice
de Souza e Silva, A. (2020). Urban Mobility as a Creative Practice. Doubling of Reality: Everyday Lives in Post-Mobile Society. Kansai University. Osaka, Japan. October 2-16.
Playful Mobilities in the Global South: A comparative study of Pokémon Go play between Rio de Janeiro and Nairobi
de Souza e Silva, A., Glover-Rijkse, R., & Njathi, A. (2020). Playful Mobilities in the Global South: A comparative study of Pokémon Go play between Rio de Janeiro and Nairobi. Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Annual Conference. October.
The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media Art
Editors: Larissa Hjorth, Adriana de Souza e Silva & Klare Lanson
ISBN: 9780367197162
Published: June 15, 2020
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In this companion, a diverse, international, and interdisciplinary group of contributors and editors examine the rapidly expanding, far-reaching field of mobile media as it intersects with art across a range of spaces—theoretical, practical and conceptual.
As a vehicle for, and of, the everyday, mobile media is recalibrating the relationship between art and digital networked media, and reshaping how creative practices such as writing, photography, video art and filmmaking are being conceptualized and practised. In exploring these innovations, The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media Art pulls together comprehensive, culturally-nuanced and interdisciplinary approaches; considerations of broader media ecologies and histories and political, social, and cultural dynamics; and critical and considered perspectives on the intersections between mobile media and art.
This book is the definitive publication for researchers, artists, and students interested in comprehending all the various aspects of mobile media art, covering digital media and culture, internet studies, games studies, anthropology, sociology, geography, media and communication, cultural studies and design.
Mobile Networked Creativity: A theoretical framework for understanding creativity as survival
de Souza e Silva, A., & Xiong, M. N. (2020). Mobile Networked Creativity: A theoretical framework for understanding creativity as survival. Communication Theory. DOI: 10.1093/ct/qtaa006.
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