RT Journal Article
T1 Nomadism and intermittent ubiquity in ‘off the grid’ Shuar people
A1 De Salvador Agra, Saleta
A1 Martínez Suárez, Yolanda
AB Media ecology suggests that the anyone, anywhere, anytime slogan of the ubiquitous society characterizes our times. A priori, mobile technology in the “digital ecosystem” fits this circumstance. However, if we delocalize to a remote area, this initial assumption changes. Results of a case study analyzing the use and appropriation of mobile phones in the indigenous Amazon Shuar communities show a different reality that could be labeled ‘intermittent ubiquity’. How does the delocalization facilitated by mobile telephones affect a remote area? How do Ecuadorian Shuars appropriate digital mobile technology? How does technological novelty become apparent in a context that is currently ‘off the grid’? These questions drive our interest in examining the three premises of the ubiquitous society slogan in this specific context
PB Universidad de Navarra
SN 0214-0039
YR 2015
FD 2015-10-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97565
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97565
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 jul 2024