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Displacing Place:
Mobile Communication in the Twenty-first Century

Edited by Sharon Kleinman

Highly recommended in journals that are influential in the U.S. and abroad...

E-Learning Journal said Displacing Place "is a must-read for anyone about to embark on research in the mobile communication technology arena. This compilation of essays lays the groundwork for futher in-depth exploration of how mobile communication devices will continue to shape our daily interactions and experiences in the years to come."
-Stephanie A. Schmier, Columbia University

The Journal of Communication, flagship journal of the International Communication Association, called Displacing Place a “timely and thoughtful exploration of the new and evolving communication tools.”

-Michael A. Stephanone, State University of New York at Buffalo

Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries recommended Displacing Place for all academic libraries and levels because it “provides an initial introduction to how mobile communication technologies are changing the landscape of modern life and shaping contemporary culture.”  -G.C. David, Bentley College
 

Merz - Medien + Erziehung: Zeitschrift fuer Medienpaedogogik said that the "topics of the volume cover life and love in the epic of mobile information and communication technologies and stretch as far as cybercrime and podcasting as part of public life.... This results in a colorful rendevous of US social science written in essay style and indeed prepared in an amusing way." (Translated from German)

Journal of Communication
Volume 58, Number 3 (September 2008)
Reviewed by Michael A. Stephanone, State University of New York at Buffalo

"The Journal of Communication is the flagship journal of the International Communication Association and an essential publication for all communication specialists and policy makers. The Journal of Communication concentrates on communication research, practice, policy, and theory, bringing to its readers the latest, broadest, and most important findings in the field of communication studies."
-Blackwell Publishing


Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
Volume 46, Number 1 (September 2008)
Reviewed by G.C. David, Bentley College

"Choice is a publication of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of American Library Association. More than 35,000 academic librarians, faculty, and key decision makers rely on the reviews in Choice magazine and Choice Reviews Online for collection development and scholarly research. Choice reaches almost every undergraduate college and university library in the United States."
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American Library Association

Brandeis University Magazine
Spring 2008

Brandeis University Magazine is published by the Office of Communications at Brandeis University.