Mobile Networked Creativity
Transforming Precarity into Localized Power
$106.20
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2026
Summary
Mobile Networked Creativity: A Strategy for Survival in a Mobile and Networked World
This book offers a fresh exploration of creativity as a vital strategy for navigating the complexities of our mobile and networked world. Moving beyond the traditional perception of creativity as solely an artistic or individual endeavor, Mobile Networked Creativity redefines it as the continuous collaboration between people and technologies, particularly in contexts of hardship and precari…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262056953 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 026205695X |
| Author: | Adriana de Souza E. Silva, Mai Nou Xiong-Gum |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
ENDORSEMENTS
“Mobile Networked Creativity offers an exciting new approach to mobile media, creativity, and justice, leaving you hopeful about the democratization of networked mobilities that proliferate in the least expected places.”
—Mimi Sheller, Professor of Integrative and Global Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
“This book makes a compelling case from the Global South that precarity doesn’t inhibit creativity, it ignites it. It innovatively reframes who counts as creative and why.”
—Payal Arora, author of The Next Billion Users and From Pessimism to Promise
“We owe a debt of gratitude to Adriana de Souza e Silva and Mai Nou Xiong-Gum. Their work on mobile networked creativity demonstrates the global intersection of technology and ingenuity in solving our daily problems.”
—Rich Ling, Professor, Shaw Foundation Professor of Communication Technology, Nanyang Technological University (retired)
Adriana de Souza E. Silva
Adriana de Souza e Silva is Professor of Communication Studies and Director of the Center for Transformative Media at Northeastern University. She serves as Senior Editor of the journal Mobile Media & Communication and Chair of the International Communication Association’s Mobile Communication Division.
Mai Nou Xiong-Gum is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Furman University. Her work has appeared in Rhetoric Review, Communication Theory, Mobile Media & Communication, and Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.