Going cold turkey!: An autoethnographic exploration of digital disengagement

IF 2 Q2 COMMUNICATION Nordicom Review Pub Date : 2021-09-01 DOI:10.2478/nor-2021-0047
C. Ghita, C. Thorén
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Abstract As the dust of society-wide digitalisation settles, the search for meaningful technological encounters is becoming more urgent. While the Nordic countries embrace digitalisation, recent concerns regarding technology overuse have been gaining increased attention. This tendency is exemplified in practices of limiting digital use, called digital disengagement – an apparent paradox in Nordic societies where digital is the dominant paradigm. In this article, we explore the emergence of disconnection-centred devices called “dumbphones”, which cater to individuals wishing to escape hyperconnected lifestyles. Drawing on a new materialist perspective, we present a content analysis of dumbphones’ advertising material, followed by a collaborative autoethnographic study in which we replace our smartphones with dumbphones. We critically weigh the promises of the dumbphones against the actual experience of digital disengagement in Sweden. Our findings illustrate a struggle with digital technologies, even despite their absence, due to emerging workarounds and societal expectations of use.
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彻底失败!:数字脱离的民族志探索
随着全社会数字化的尘埃落定,寻找有意义的技术相遇变得更加迫切。虽然北欧国家拥抱数字化,但最近对技术过度使用的担忧越来越受到关注。这种趋势在限制数字使用的实践中得到了体现,被称为数字脱离——在数字是主导范式的北欧社会中,这是一个明显的悖论。在这篇文章中,我们探讨了被称为“哑巴手机”的以断开连接为中心的设备的出现,这种设备迎合了希望逃离超连接生活方式的个人。从新的唯物主义角度出发,我们对哑巴手机的广告材料进行了内容分析,随后进行了一项合作的自我人种学研究,在研究中,我们用哑巴手机取代了智能手机。我们批判性地权衡了哑巴手机的承诺和瑞典脱离数字接触的实际体验。我们的研究结果表明,尽管没有数字技术,但由于新兴的变通方法和社会对使用的期望,人们仍在与数字技术作斗争。
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