Abstract
Our dear colleague, Michael Felczak, successfully defended his PHD dissertation on November 3, 2014. Here is the abstract of his dissertation “Consuming Communication: Promotion, Expertise, and Sustainability in an Age of Participatory Media”.
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Is the abstract of his dissertation “Consuming Communication: Promotion, Expertise, and Sustainability in an Age of Participatory Media”: Abstract Taking as its point of departure the historical processes of mediatization and reflexive moderniza-‐ tion, this dissertation examines the circuits of promotion, expertise, and meaning that mutually constitute the production and consumption of the smartphone
Within a context of networked individualism, smartphones are positioned as shape-‐shifting de-‐ vices that may be continually adapted to fluid tastes, social settings, and evolving life scripts
While published articles may be understood as practical resources for consumers navigating a complex space of artefacts and promotion, this expertise ex-‐ cludes considerations of long-‐term ownership, repair, and the environmental aspects of technology consumption
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