02587oam 2200457z 450 991040984160332120211201135453.0(CKB)4100000011343913(EXLCZ)99410000001134391320200113d2009|||| ||| 0engurcn|nnnauuuurdacontentrdamediardacarrierTechnology's refuge the use of technology by asylum seekers and refugees /Linda Leung, Cath Finney Lamb and Liz EmrysBroadway, NSW, Australia :UTS ePRESS,[2009]1 online resource (ii, 49 pages) illustrationsUTS Shopfront monograph series,1834 2035 ;no 51-86365-424-0 "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."--Publisher's website.830 UTS shopfront monograph series ;no 51834 2035.TelecommunicationSocial aspectsAustraliaCommunication and technologyAustraliaPolitical refugeesAustraliaCommunicationRefugeesAustraliaCommunicationElectronic books.TelecommunicationSocial aspectsCommunication and technologyPolitical refugeesCommunication.RefugeesCommunication.Leung Linda881421Lamb Cathryn FinneyEmrys LizNjRocCCSNjRocCCSNTSMBOOK9910409841603321Technology's refuge2466507UNINA