Mobiles, music, and materiality

Abstract:

Building on recent HCI contributions that assert the materiality of digital information, we examine the material nature of digital media and information technology in the context of mobile music production, reproduction, and reception in rural and semi-urban India. We use ethnographic methods to study the recent adoption and use of mobile technology and discuss our findings in relation to the evolving materiality of music. We also investigate the sociotechnical configurations that emerge as a consequence of this materiality. Thus we contribute to HCI research by showing how the material representations of digital media affect the interactions of humans with technology. Copyright © 2013 ACM.

Año de publicación:

2013

Keywords:

• hci4d
• MUSIC
• Mobile
• media
• Materiality
• ICTD

Fuente:

scopus