Technology’s Refuge

Technology’s Refuge
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Publisher : UTS ePRESS
Total Pages : 54
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ISBN-10 : 9781863654241
ISBN-13 : 1863654240
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Book Synopsis Technology’s Refuge by : Linda Leung

Download or read book Technology’s Refuge written by Linda Leung and published by UTS ePRESS. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation into the use of information communication technologies by refugees during flight, displacement and in settlement, this book examines the impact of Australia’s official policy of mandatory detention on how asylum seekers and refugees maintain links to diasporas and networks of support. Given the restricted contact with the world outside of the immigration detention centre, the book juxtaposes forms and processes of technology-mediated communication between institutionalised detention, with those of displacement and settlement. It finds that while there are obstacles to communication in situations of conflict and dislocation, asylum seekers and refugees are able to ‘make do’ with the technology options available to them in ways which were less constrained than in detention settings. The book also outlines how communication practices during the settlement process focus on learning new technologies, and repairing the disconnections with family members resulting from separation and detention.

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