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Embodied technology use:

Unaccompanied refugee youth and the migrant platformed body

Authors

  • Annamaria Neag Independent researcher
  • Julian Sefton-Green

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/mediekultur.v37i71.125346

Keywords:

unaccompanied refugee youth; social media; migrant platformed body; embodied technology

Abstract

Forthcoming

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Neag, A., & Sefton-Green, J. (2021). Embodied technology use:: Unaccompanied refugee youth and the migrant platformed body. MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research, 37(71), 009–030. https://doi.org/10.7146/mediekultur.v37i71.125346

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