Childcare Workers, Global Migration and Digital Media Contributor(s): Kim, Youna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367890631 ISBN-13: 9780367890636 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Social Science | Minority Studies |
Physical Information: 204 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book explores the transnational mobility, everyday life and digital media use of childcare workers living and working abroad. Focusing specifically on Filipina, Indonesian, and Sri Lankan nannies in Europe, it offers insights as to the causes and implications of women's mobility, using data drawn from ethnographic research examining transnational migration, work experiences, family, and relationships. While drawing attention to the hidden, largely invisible and marginalized lives of these women, this research reveals the ways in which digital media, especially the use of mobile phones and the Internet, empower them but also continue to reinforce existing power relations and inequalities. Drawing on a wide range of perspectives from media and communications, sociology, cultural studies and anthropology, the book combines theoretical perspectives with grounded case studies. |