The use of smartphones is a modern phenomenon reflecting our attitude towards consumption, technology and cultural change. Starting with a general observation of cultural change in terms of consumption in China, this talk then takes the use of smartphones as an example, to share original perspectives deriving from a global and comparative research project. The smartphone is unprecedented in the degree to which we can transform it. As a result, it quickly assimilates personal values. In order to comprehend it, we must take into consideration a range of national and cultural nuances, such as visual communication in China and Japan, mobile money in Cameroon and Uganda, and access to health information in Chile and Ireland – all alongside diverse trajectories of ageing in Al Quds, Brazil and Italy. Only then can we know what a smartphone is and understand its consequences for people’s lives around the world.
Event Details
SPEAKER:
Catherine Xiang
DATE:
26th Oct 2022
TIME:
6 pm (BST)
LOCATION:
Online/ Zoom
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