Migration in the Digital Age

Name: Migration in the Digital Age
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ISBN: 9781835952320

An Ethnographic Study

Michele Ferris-Dobles

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Intellect Books
09 March 2026

Media studies; Migration, immigration & emigration; Sociology; Digital lifestyle

Uncovers how migrants actively use smartphones to shape their journeys, make strategic choices, and build communities.

Exploring how mobile media technologies are reshaping migration, this book focuses on the Central American migrant journey to the United States—one of the world's largest migratory corridors. It traces how smartphones influence decisions to migrate, shape the journey itself, and mediate life in shelters and diasporic communities. Through rich ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and visual data, it reveals the deeply connected nature of contemporary migration, highlighting the agency and creativity of migrants as they adapt technologies to their own needs—establishing everyday practices and rituals along the way. Designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students in media studies, communication, anthropology, and sociology, the book offers a critical and timely perspective on the techno-politics of mobility and the digital dimensions of displacement.

By: Michele Ferris-Dobles
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9781835952320
ISBN 10: 1835952321
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 09 March 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michele Ferris-Dobles is a professor and researcher in media and communication at the University of Costa Rica, Central America.