The Post-Mobile Society: From the Smart/Mobile to Second Offline

by Hidenori Tomita (Editor)

Overview

With the spread of mobile augmented reality, it has become very difficult to consider digital space and physical space independently. In this book, the authors identify and discuss the state 'Second Offline' which refers to a real-world environment whose elements are augmented by virtual information and one in which individuals are constantly referring to the online world.

‘Second Offline’ is observed across a wide range of social contexts and the relationship between superimposed digital online information and physical offline information is increasingly important. This book analyses the cooperative relationship between online and offline and also examines situations where there may be a conflict between these realities. Furthermore, the authors discuss the possibility that in addition to influencing the physical space, the digital world actually causes some of the physical world to be lost.

Offering a discussion of the implications of a post-mobile society in which second offline is widespread, this edited collection will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners working in sociology, mobile media and cultural studies more generally.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317445401
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/14/2016
Series:	Ontological Explorations (Routledge Critical Realism)
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	183
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Hidenori Tomita is Professor at the Faculty of Sociology, Kansai University, Japan.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. What is second offline? Part I: From Kafka’s letter to mobile media 2. Pre-history of mobile practices: Genealogy of telepresence 3. Development of mobile handsets and services on the supplier’s side Part II: Social life and mobile media 4. Mediated workplaces and work styles as second offline 5. Second offline perspective on the medical field 6. Mobile media and school education 7. Poly-reality: Sociological imagination evoked by smartphones Part III: Cultural life and mobile media 8. Recreation and mobile content: ‘The future of mobile content: A new "me" in rich context’ 9. Romantic relationships and media usage among university students 10. The ‘Triple Junction Model’ of mobile media: Two dogmas of the ‘myth of communication’ Part IV: Social media and mobile society 11. Good grief: The role of social mobile media in the 3.11 earthquake disaster in Japan 12. Mobile media and social movements: Structural change and spatial transformation of protest demonstrations 13. News exposure via social media and the filter bubble: Do shares and retweets foster social fragmentation? 14. Conclusion