Migration, Diaspora and Information Technology in Global Societies (Routledge Research in Information Technology and Society)

Migrants and diaspora communities are shaped by their use of information and communication technologies. This book explores the multifaceted role played by new media in the re-location of these groups of people, assisting them in their efforts to defeat nostalgia, construct new communities, and keep connected with their communities of origin. Furthermore, the book analyses the different ways in which migrants contribute, along with natives, in co-constructing contemporary societies – a process in which the cultures of both groups are considered. Drawing on contributions from a range of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, psychology and linguistics, it offers a more profound understanding of one of the most significant phenomena of contemporary international societies – the migration of nearly a billion people worldwide - and the relationship between technology and society. Introduction: migrations and diasporas : making their world elsewhere / Leopoldina Fortunati, Raul Pertierra and Jane Vincent New media, migrations, and culture : from multi to interculture / Giuseppe Mantovani From English to new Englishes : language migration towards new paradigms / Maria Bortoluzzi Frame setting of contestable categories : the construction of multiracial identity in the mass media / Alice Robbin Grandmothers, girlfriends, and big men : the gendered geographies of Jamaican transnational communication / Heather Horst Mobiles, men, and migration : mobile communication and everyday multiculturalism in Australia / Clifton Evers and Gerard Goggin Australian migrant children : ICT use and the construction of future lives / Lelia Green and Nahid Kabir Looking at the migrations and diasporas through the lens of the new media Diasporas, the new media and the globalized homeland / Raul Pertierra Make yourself at home in www.ciberville.com : meanings of proximity and togetherness in the era of "broadband society" / Heike Mónika Greschke The Bulgarian-language media diaspora / Polina Stoyanova and Lilia Raycheva Religion, mobility, and social policies : how migrants' use of the new media is shaping society "Sacred connections" : religious spaces, transnational communication, and the congolese diaspora / David Garbin and Manuel A. Vásquez Mediatized migrants : media cultures and communicative networking in the diaspora / Andreas Hepp, Cigdem Bozdag, and Laura Suna ICT adoption by immigrants and ethnic minorities in Europe : overview of quantitative evidence and discussion of drivers / Stefano Kluzer and Cristiano Codagnone A case study : China, its internal migrations, diasporas, and expatriates Migrant workers, new media technologies, and decontextualization : a preliminary observation in southern China / Pui-lam Law Floating workers and mobile QQ : the struggle in the search for roots / Chung-tai Cheng Community connections and ICT : the Chinese community in Prato, Italy and Melbourne, Australia : networks, ICTs and Chinese diasporas / Tom Denison and Graeme Johanson Imagining China : online expatriates as "bridge bloggers" on the Chinese internet / David Kurt Herold. Introduction: Migrations And Diasporas : Making Their World Elsewhere / Leopoldina Fortunati, Raul Pertierra And Jane Vincent -- New Media, Migrations, And Culture : From Multi To Interculture / Giuseppe Mantovani -- From English To New Englishes : Language Migration Towards New Paradigms / Maria Bortoluzzi -- Frame Setting Of Contestable Categories : The Construction Of Multiracial Identity In The Mass Media / Alice Robbin -- Grandmothers, Girlfriends, And Big Men : The Gendered Geographies Of Jamaican Transnational Communication / Heather Horst -- Mobiles, Men, And Migration : Mobile Communication And Everyday Multiculturalism In Australia / Clifton Evers And Gerard Goggin -- Australian Migrant Children : Ict Use And The Construction Of Future Lives / Lelia Green And Nahid Kabir -- Looking At The Migrations And Diasporas Through The Lens Of The New Media -- Diasporas, The New Media And The Globalized Homeland / Raul Pertierra --^ Edited By Leopoldina Fortunati, Raul Pertierra, And Jane Vincent. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.