Mobile technology appropriation in a distant mirror: Baroquization, creolization, and cannibalism

François Bar; Matthew S. Weber; Francis Pisani

doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444816629474

Mobile technology appropriation in a distant mirror: Baroquization, creolization, and cannibalism

François Bar, Matthew S. Weber, Francis Pisani

School of Communication and Information, Communication

Rutgers, The State University

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Appropriation is the process through which technology users go beyond mere adoption to make technology their own and to embed it within their social, economic, and political practices. The appropriation process is a negotiation about power and control over the configuration of technology, its uses, and the distribution of its benefits. The negotiation surrounding technology appropriation echoes earlier creative tensions in the New World regarding the appropriation of cultural objects and ideas from abroad. This article reviews existing theoretical approaches to the study of technology appropriation and draws inspiration from three Latin American cultural traditions, baroquization, creolization, and cannibalism. It proposes a new theoretical framework that informs an in-depth study of the social, economic, and political impacts of technology appropriation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	617-636
Number of pages	20
Journal	New Media and Society
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444816629474
State	Published - Apr 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Communication
Sociology and Political Science

Keywords

Baroquization
cannibalism
creolization
technology appropriation
user-driven innovation

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