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Refugees Then and Now: Young Syrian Refugees, Smartphones and Social Media
This lecture examines the use of smartphones and social media by young Syrian refugees and asks whether this small ubiquitous device is changing the nature of refugee experiences. The widespread use of smartphones is a distinctive feature of the recent human exodus from Syria but they entail dangers as well as benefits. On the one hand smartphones are a refugee essential : “to make the journey we need a phone, food and water – in that order”, Professor Gillespie was told.
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6:00pm - 8:00pm, free entry but please reserve your ticket via our website: www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/Whats-On
The Wiener Library, 29 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DP
Thu 19 Jan 2017
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