Media and migration through the lens of mediatization and transnationalism (original) (raw)
In present paper, the debates around mediatization and transnationalism constitute the backdrop for a discussion on the media and communication practices among Swedish expatriates in the Netherlands and forced migrants from Bosnia in Sweden. The complex relationship between (transnational) identity, place and mobility is studied at three intersections between media and migration: (1) creativity and connection-making, (2) The boundaries of mediated freedom and (3) the transnational production of locality. The paper stresses the importance of a contextual and non-media-centric perspective (see Morley, 2009); it is in agents' daily activities-where media practices and social practices are interwoven with each other-the interplay between processes of deterritorialization and reterritorialization take place.. 1 Manuscript present to the Philosophy of Communication for the annual International Communication association conference in Phoenix, held on 24-28 May 2012. 2 Magnus Andersson (PhD) is a senior lecturer in Media and Communication Studies at Malmö University. His main research interest is the post-disciplinary crossroads between Media Studies, (Human) Geography and Cultural Studies where he has conducted studies on mediatization in relation to the countryside, migration, everyday life and 'the home'.