Click and Kin

"Click and Kin explores topics relevant to many different kinds of scholars and thinkers: the relationship between quick media and connections, transnationalism, community building (or not), and identity formation. I deeply appreciated the diversity of communities explored in this volume." -- Lynn O'Brien Hallstein, College of General Studies, Boston University "Click and Kin is an engaging collection that explores the connections between identity formations and communication technologies across diverse geographical and temporal settings. It promises to advance our understanding of the complex social relations generated through online and offline life." -- Francis L. Collins, School of Environment, University of Auckland

The essays in Click and Kin span the globe, examining transnational connections that touch in the United States, Canada, Mexico, India, Pakistan, and elsewhere.

Click and Kin is an interdisciplinary examination of how our increasingly mobile and networked age is changing the experience of kinship and connection. Focusing on how identity formation is affected by quick media such as instant messaging, video chat, and social networks, the contributors to this collection use ethnographic and textual analyses, as well as autobiographical approaches, to demonstrate the ways in which the ability to communicate across national boundaries is transforming how we grow together and apart as families, communities, and nations.

The essays in Click and Kin span the globe, examining transnational connections that touch in the United States, Canada, Mexico, India, Pakistan, and elsewhere. Together, they offer a unique reflection on the intersection of new media, identity politics, and kinship in the twenty-first century.