Media and the making of migrants

  • Ingrid Palmary University of the Witwatersrand

Abstract

[BOOK REVIEW]
Hegde, Radha Sarma (2016)

Mediating migration. Cambridge: Polity Press.

ISBN 978-0-7456-4632-9 hbk.

Pages x + 161

This book is about how the migration experience is mediated by new technologies. This mediation is clearly articulated in the introductory chapter which outlines the mediating role that media, technology and other forms of communication plays in the migration experience. As Hegde argues:


“New technologies enable both the disciplining and self-expression of migrant communities worldwide. Devices, technologies and various types of changing media platforms are being widely used by migrants to reinvent and redefine identity” (p 11).

 

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Author Biography

Ingrid Palmary, University of the Witwatersrand

African Centre for Migration & Society
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg

Published
2017-07-11
How to Cite
Palmary, I. (2017). Media and the making of migrants. PINS-Psychology in Society, 53(1), 87-88. https://doi.org/10.17159/2309-8708/2017/n53a5
Section
Book Reviews