smartphones – Digital Ethnography Initiative

29 March 20224 May 2022research

Some Provisional Thoughts on Temporal Hierarchizations and the Digital

Martin Slama* The realm of the digital is a quintessentially modern one in the sense that it is geared towards constantly producing new things, be that apps, platforms, devices etc. For the inhabitants of this realm – producers or consumers of the digital or both at once – novelty and being up-to-date is often a […]

24 June 202124 June 2021research

Aging in a Digitalized World: Beyond a User/Non-User Framework*

Sophie Colas** Engagement with digital technology takes numerous, often very abstract and tenuous forms that sometimes involve the intervention of other people. Such multiple engagement with digital technology appears to be particularly relevant in old age but would probably apply to other age groups likewise. While studying how elderly Parisians engage with ICT (Information and […]

2 April 202129 April 2021research, teaching

Smartphones and Public Anthropology

Sanderien Verstappen* Report on the RAI conference panel “Critical play: Smartphones as a mode of creative engagement with crisis” during the RAI Film Festival 2021. Smartphones are increasingly used in anthropological research, teaching, and knowledge dissemination. While their usage is not limited to the pandemic, situations of social distancing and online teaching have increased the dependency […]

22 December 202023 August 2021research

Smartphones “In-Between” or: What Do Smartphones Have in Common With Doors?*

Suzana Jovicic** It is Friday night in a youth centre on the outskirts of Vienna; the lights are dim, and loud local Rap music is blaring in the background. A girl sits alone on the old sofa, seemingly oblivious to the noise and chaos around her. Her face glows a bright red that reflects off […]

Digital Ethnography Initiative

Department of Social & Cultural Anthropology, University of Vienna

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Some Provisional Thoughts on Temporal Hierarchizations and the Digital

Aging in a Digitalized World: Beyond a User/Non-User Framework*

Smartphones and Public Anthropology

Smartphones “In-Between” or: What Do Smartphones Have in Common With Doors?*