This paper reports on the use of touch screens to display simple talking books in a minority Indigenous Australian language. Three touch screens are located in an informal context in a remote Indigenous Australian community. The popularity of the computers can be explained by the form of the touch screen and by the intertextual and hybrid nature of the talking books. The results suggest the Kunibidji choose to transform their own culture by including new digital technologies which represent their societal practice
History
Journal
Australian journal of Indigenous education
Volume
30
Pagination
1-7
Location
Brisbane, Qld.
Open access
Yes
ISSN
1326-0111
Indigenous content
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Language
eng
Publication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice
2002, University Of Queensland, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit
Issue
1
Publisher
University Of Queensland : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit