Breaking up 'because of the phone' and the transformative potential of information in Southern Mozambique
Breaking up 'because of the phone' and the transformative potential of information in Southern Mozambique
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DOI：
10.1177/1461444810393906
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发表时间：
2011-05-01
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5
通讯作者：
Archambault, Julie Soleil
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作者：
Archambault, Julie Soleil
在莫桑比克南部，大多数人都有一个关于自己或他们认识的一对“因为电话”（por causa do telefone）分手的夫妇的故事。尽管有些故事比其他故事更具戏剧性，但它们所代表的各种误解被描述为移动设备的最大缺点。本文基于对伊尼扬巴内市年轻人手机使用情况的研究，重点讨论了连接适得其反以及手机通信产生冲突的情况。它研究了移动通信参与信息流通和获取的方式：不一定是“信息通信技术促进发展”观点的支持者所提到的那种“有用信息”，而是意味着保密的信息。目的是为移动通信的变革潜力提供另一种视角，以期加深我们对该技术传播影响的理解。
In Southern Mozambique, most people have a story about themselves or a couple they know who split up 'because of the phone' (por causa do telefone). Although some stories are more dramatic than others, the kinds of misunderstandings they represent are described as the mobile's biggest drawback. Based on research on mobile phone use among young adults in the city of Inhambane, the article focuses on instances when connections backfire and when mobile phone communication generates conflict. It examines the ways in which mobile communication participates in the circulation of and access to information: not necessarily the kind of 'useful information' referred to by endorsers of the 'ICT for Development' perspective, but rather information that is meant to remain secret. The aim is to provide an alternative perspective on the transformative potential of mobile communication in the hopes of enhancing our understanding of the impacts of the spread of the technology.