Mobilism in Translation

Hartmann, Maren

doi:10.4324/9781315410210-10

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“…According to Wei (2013), mobile media encompass a range of hand-held devices from mobile phones, tablets, and e-readers to game consoles; each device is "a personal, interactive, internet-enabled and user-controlled portable platform that provides for the exchange of and sharing of personal and non-personal information among users who are interconnected" (p. 52). In addition, mobilism's ontological and epistemological stance includes an emphasis on the differential, unequal, and/or graduated nature of mobilities, which provides an appropriate lens to view vehicle residents (Hartmann, 2017). Hartmann (2023) re-extends their invitation to other scholars to consider mobilism in relation to contexts of mobility where mobile media usage takes place, as mobile phones mediate between people and space (Hartmann, 2017).…”

Section: Mobilismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, mobilism's ontological and epistemological stance includes an emphasis on the differential, unequal, and/or graduated nature of mobilities, which provides an appropriate lens to view vehicle residents (Hartmann, 2017). Hartmann (2023) re-extends their invitation to other scholars to consider mobilism in relation to contexts of mobility where mobile media usage takes place, as mobile phones mediate between people and space (Hartmann, 2017).…”

Section: Mobilismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This study highlights the movements caused by the legality of the lifestyle which result in a disruption in connection and access instability. Looking through a mobilism (Hartmann, 2017(Hartmann, , 2023 lens helps us see the importance of focusing on mobile characteristics of vehicle residency to better understand how and why this population experiences mobile access instability. In addition, mobilism also affords us an understanding of the ways that their movements hinder and alleviate accessibility.…”

Section: Mobile Access Instabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hartmann's (2017) concept of mobilism provides a theoretical framing for this study. Mobilism emphasizes that: (a) movement, rather than a fixed state, is the norm; (b) movement takes place in different directions and at different speeds; and (c) movements can cause friction but can also provide expansion for new developments.…”

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“…I will then discuss the relationship between homelessness and mobility before examining the sparse scholarly literature on vehicle residency, making clear distinctions between forced and voluntary mobility and this population and conventional homelessness. I then situate this study using the mobilism framework (Hartmann, 2017(Hartmann, , 2023 to emphasize the importance of movement in this study. A description of the methods follows before I present results which highlight how vehicle residents' mobility creates and resolves access instability.…”

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What happens next? The ever-dreaded “knock” and mobile access instability for vehicle residents

Montague

2023

Mobile Media & Communication

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This high-exposure study explores information-seeking via mobile phone usage among a specific unstably housed population. There exists a population referred to as “vehicle residents” who are people earning wages, who have chosen to move into their vehicles as a survival strategy during a time when housing expenses account for more than half of lower-income Americans’ monthly income, and whose situation varies from traditional homelessness in that they sustain some stability in maintaining ownership of the vehicle in which they are residing. Building on previous studies of homeless people and their mobile phone usage, while using mobilism as the frame, this study investigates the ways that access instability, an underexamined facet of digital inequality, impacts vehicle residents’ ability to search for information via their mobile phones to support their daily lives. This study is based on two rounds of semi-structured interviews with the same participants, complemented by a virtual guided tour of participant's vehicles. Among the key findings is that mobility creates and resolves access instability for vehicle residents, introducing the concept of mobile access instability. Overall, understanding the unique features and information needs of this particular group results in a more thorough comprehension of the contemporary housing crisis, which is necessary to improve policy by developing mitigation strategies and resolutions.

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Section: Mobile Access Instabilitymentioning

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2023

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Digital disparities beyond the stably housed: Researching global homelessness and mobile media

Humphry,

Hartmann,

Marler

et al. 2024

Mobile Media & Communication

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As the study of mobile media and communication matures, an important expansion in focus is to explore the experiences of people and communities living on the peripheries of social and economic power. In this special issue, we ask what happens when the stability of the “home” is pulled out from under our assumptions of mobile media and communication, as well as what happens when we shift our attention to the Global South. Additionally, mobility has a special relation to homelessness and, in turn, to media that is mobile. It enters both as a resource and a liability for the unstably housed in contexts around the globe. Tackling this combination of mobility, media, and homelessness, this special issue asks: What kind of opportunity is a mobile device for those who lack stable shelter? How do different experiences and drivers of homelessness interact with the possibilities of mobile media? What are communities and institutions doing to provide assistance to those at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness through mobile technologies? The articles gathered in this issue draw attention to homelessness as a set of diverse experiences with significant consequences for well-being and unique connections to mobile media. The authors challenge the taken-for-granted focus on the stably housed by studying those without access to the same basic need. We take an international perspective on contemporary homelessness to foreground its global existence and diverse expressions across a range of national contexts, and to challenge the predominant focus on North America and Western Europe in existing literature.

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Mobilism in Translation

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What happens next? The ever-dreaded “knock” and mobile access instability for vehicle residents

What happens next? The ever-dreaded “knock” and mobile access instability for vehicle residents

Digital disparities beyond the stably housed: Researching global homelessness and mobile media

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