[liberationtech] Review: 5 recent works on the digital divide and telecentres/CTCs

[Warigia Bowman]

Nice, thanks!


On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 10:56 AM, peter miller <peterm at igc.org> wrote:

> Folks, as part of an upcoming conference presentation proposal, I've
> posted on the Social Science Research Network a review of five recent works
> "From the Digital Divide to Digital Inclusion and Beyond: Update on
> Telecentres and Community Technology Centers (CTCs)."
>
> Based on a critical inclusion perspective suggested in a paper by David
> Nemer, the review illustrates the transformative, liberating, radical
> democratic, community-building dimensions and character of both the
> institutions and the authors' research and covers:
> * Ricardo Gomez, ed., "Telecentres, Cybercafes and Public Access to ICT:
> International Comparisons" (2012)
> * Panayiota Tsatsou's "Digital Divides in Europe — Culture, Politics and
> the Western-Southern Divide" (2011)
> * Christian Sandvig's "Connection at Ewiiaapaayp Mountain: Indigenous
> Internet Infrastructure" (2012)
> * Virginia Eubanks' "Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the
> Information Age" (2011)
> * Melissa Gilbert and Michele Masucci's "ICT Geographies: Strategies for
> Bridging the Digital Divide" (2011)
>
> A fuller abstract and this "Beyond Inclusion" essay can be found at
> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2241167 -- feedback welcome.
>
> thanks, ----peter miller
> peterm at igc.org
> peterbmiller.wordpress.com
>
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Clinton School of Public Service
University of Arkansas
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