Mobile Intimacies

In her book, Archambault mentions a young woman named Mimi who uses her mobile device to have multiple relationships and…

Mobile Intimacy

Smartphones in the Office and Gym

During my fieldwork I noticed a common theme which was smartphones whether it was Android or Apple. On a rare occasion I might see someone like the secretary at my office using a tablet or an elderly person with a big ol’ tablet on the treadmill at the gym. One thing is…

Experiment 2

Below I have provided ten images that represent how mobile intimacies affected the research process for my ethnography. These images depict the building networks by talking to people, texting people, and conducting research from my phone. I also included images of dating apps which are a form of mobile…

Experiment 1

Below I have provided a short video that I made representing ideas of digital/mobile intimacy that are provided by Archambault. The video consists of seven images that focus on the mobile devices power to create new intimate networks and relationships, but also having the power destroy them and create…