Week 10 [Seminar Notes] - Assessment 2 Preparation

4,500 Word Essay

Like the media diary, you can base your essay on the technology you spoke about and assess it's role in the construction of everyday life.

Assess the role of media connectivity in everyday life.

Michael's Office Hours
Wednesday --> 12:30-2:30 - Silverstone Sb 335/Dhaba Cafe
Tuesday --> 1:00 - End of Day in Silverstone Sb 335/Dhaba Cafe

iPhone and its role in the construction of everyday life
- History and Contextualisation of technologies in comparison to other communication technologies if you talk about mobile phones

Comparison of social media sites in the UK and somewhere else.

Also, you could start your essay with a personal reflection, you could use that to help frame your essay/argument.



Intro
Contextualise what the iPhone is and it's functions in the everyday which I will discuss

Plan

Intro - 250 words

Section 1 - Contextualise you argument/investigation background (300 words)
Explain the history of mobile communication technologies and how smartphones have transformed the mobile phone industry and changed the everyday habits and practices of life.
Explain what areas I will discuss in the essay and why

Split essay into 3 core sections and dedicate 750-1,000 words per section

Section 2 - iPhones and the everyday

Section 3 - iPhones and private and public spaces

Section 4 - Delegations and prescriptions/another topic matter Alienation



Conclusion 250-400 words


Useful Links

Smartphone Use in Everyday Life and Travel 
by Dan Wang, Zheng Xiang, Daniel R. Fesenmaier
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0047287514535847

Mobile phones and everyday life 
by J Crabtree, M Nathan, S Roberts - Mobile UK, 2003
http://www.ideasbazaar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mobileUK.pdf

iTime: Labor and life in a smartphone era 
by Ben Agger (2011)
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0961463X10380730



Library

Mobiles everywhere: youth, the mobile phone, and changes in everyday practice. Thulin, Eva ; Vilhelmson, Bertil Young, Aug 2007, Vol.15(3), pp.235-253[Peer Reviewed Journal]
- https://sussex-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_proquest36836301&context=PC&vid=44SUS_VU1&lang=en_US&search_scope=EVERYTHING&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default&query=any,contains,phone%20everyday&sortby=rank&mode=Basic

Cell phone culture : mobile technology in everyday life Gerard Goggin 1964- London ; New York : Routledge 2006
http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/suss/detail.action?docID=1020245