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Editorial: Bringing the Future to Geomedia Studies: Geomedia as Sociotechnical Regime and Imaginary
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Abstract This special issue explores the critical and transformative potential of geomedia within contemporary society. Geomedia, representing an epochal shift in spatial mediations and spatialized media, significantly influences daily life through processes of geomediatization. We advocate for a comprehensi... view more
This special issue explores the critical and transformative potential of geomedia within contemporary society. Geomedia, representing an epochal shift in spatial mediations and spatialized media, significantly influences daily life through processes of geomediatization. We advocate for a comprehensive understanding of geomedia that transcends technological determinism, incorporating historical, contextual, and relational perspectives. Engaging with concepts from critical future studies and sociotechnical imaginaries allows for challenging the dominant narratives of geomediatization realism and for promoting the exploration of diverse, equitable, and sustainable futures. Through various methodological approaches, including critical discourse analysis, participatory action research, and Actor-Network Theory, the articles in this special issue examine the role of geomedia in urban planning, tourism, surveillance governance, and socio-political imaginaries. The special issue emphasizes the importance of envisioning alternative futures that resist technological rationalization and commodification, advocating for more inclusive and human-centered mediatized places. This work contributes to the ongoing discourse on geomedia studies, highlighting the need for critical and interdisciplinary approaches to understand and shape the future of mediatized spaces and place-based technologies.</p>... view less
Keywords
new media; new technology
Classification
Other Media
Sociology of Communication, Sociology of Language, Sociolinguistics
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Free Keywords
critical future studies; critical geomedia studies; geomedia; geomedia futures; geomediatization; sociotechnical imaginaries; spatialization
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Journal
Media and Communication, 12 (2024)
Issue topic
Geomedia Futures: Imagining Tomorrow's Mediatized Places and Place-Based Technologies
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; reviewed