Site specific mobility and connection in Korea: bangs (rooms) between public and private spaces
(2008) Site specific mobility and connection in Korea: bangs (rooms) between public and private spaces . Technology in Society.
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Abstract
Although social and cultural research on mobile communication is exploding, many studies tend to take a technical view on the mobile phone as a personal networking device that connects people 'anywhere anytime.' Little cultural research has examined the uptake of mobile applications that are anchored to specific sites, especially outside Euro-Americo localities. To address this, we analyse media experience in the lived spaces of the Korean 'bang' (room) culture. These rooms provide various social spaces such as DVD-, jjimjil- (sauna), norae (karaoke)-, and PC-bangs. We position mobile technology along a blurring border between work and leisure and conceptualise the use of mobile phones for the symbolic creation, demarcation, and integration of public and private spaces in a digitally connected urban environment. This analysis helps us gain an understanding of the socio-culturally specific rationales and desires behind technology design and adoption in the South Korean context.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Status: | In Press |
| Keywords: | mobile technology; ubiquitous computing; urban informatics; Korea; bangs; screens |
| Subjects: | 400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 400100 Journalism, Communication and Media > 400104 Communication and Media Studies 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies 370000 Studies in Human Society > 379900 Other Studies in Human Society > 379999 Studies in Human Society not elsewhere classified 370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370104 Urban Sociology and Community Studies 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420304 Screen and Media Culture 420000 Language and Culture > 420300 Cultural Studies > 420307 Consumption and Everyday Life |
| ID Code: | 13004 |
| Deposited By: | Foth, Marcus |
| Deposited On: | 13 March 2008 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/techsoc |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2008 Elsevier |
| Copyright Statement: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |