Author : Radhika Gajjala
Release : 2008
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 227/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis South Asian Technospaces by : Radhika Gajjala
Download or read book South Asian Technospaces written by Radhika Gajjala. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides perspectives on how South Asian - often, more specifically, Indian - diasporas inhabit techno-mediated environments through their economic and socio-cultural activities. The themes examined include religion, caste, language, and gender in online communities and call centers, and the roles of these factors in the global economy, Bollywood online and offline, digital music, websites for arranging marriages, and so on. The book attempts to map «South Asia» in relation to global technospaces produced through and as a consequence of economic globalization efforts.