Professor Gerard Goggin
Research Area/Interests:
Mobiles; Internet; telecommunication; policy; disability; new media
Young, Mobile, Networked: Mobile Media and Youth Culture in Australia
ARC Discovery Project
- Three-year study with Associate Professor Kate Crawford (CI) and Professor Gerard Goggin (CI) to investigate how young Australians aged 18-30 are using mobile media: from voice calls and text messaging, to mobile music, cameras, video and television.
- The first systematic, national study of mobile media and youth
- Will provide detailed qualitative and quantitative data on the uses of new mobile technology in major capitals, regional centres, and remote towns.
- Examines how mobile media and youth culture are being promoted and represented
- Studies the everyday uses of mobile media by a range of different youth cultures in big cities and small towns
- Observes the effects of mobile media on friendships, family and working life in Australia
Details
- Project Area: mobile telephony; youth culture
- Institution: University of New South Wales
- Department: Journalism and Media Research Centre
- Email: g.goggin [at] unsw.edu.au
- URL: http://jmrc.arts.unsw.edu.au/staff/staff.php?first=Gerard&last=Goggin
- Role in Project: Chief Investigator
- Collaborator: Associate Professor Kate Crawford