Embodied technology use:: Unaccompanied refugee youth and the migrant platformed body Neag, A and Sefton-Green, Julian 2021, Embodied technology use:: Unaccompanied refugee youth and the migrant platformed body, MedieKultur, vol. 71, pp. 09-30. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Embodied technology use:: Unaccompanied refugee youth and the migrant platformed body Author(s) Neag, A Sefton-Green, Julian orcid.org/0000-0001-9318-4934 Journal name MedieKultur Volume number 71 Start page 09 End page 30 Total pages 21 Publisher Sammenslutningen af medieforskere i Danmark Place of publication Alborg, Denmark Publication date 2021 ISSN 1901-9726 Keyword(s) unaccompanied refugee youth social emdia migrant platformed body embodied technology Summary For unaccompanied refugee youth, technology occupies a central role in their lives. It helps them when crossing countries, finding a shelter, and accessing education, or even in negotiating family relations online (e.g., Çelikaksoy & Wadensjö, 2017; Marlowe & Bruns, 2020; Morrice et al., 2020). Research with young refugees shows that social media and smart devices have become essential means to resolve many challenges (Kutscher & Kreß, 2018). The aim of our article is to go beyond a utilitarian view of digital technologies and social media in the lives of migrant youth and show how digital actions can be extensions of bodily communications in relation to, for instance, locating the self within new cities, food, music, and religion. We introduce the concept of the migrant platformed body as a site of struggle for unity that brings past and present into continuous discussion in and through the uses of social media technologies. HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30161016 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 03 Jan 2022, 18:36:06 EST Wed, 12 Jan 2022, 14:12:02 EST Wed, 12 Jan 2022, 14:29:01 EST Fri, 14 Jan 2022, 05:06:12 EST Wed, 09 Feb 2022, 15:14:56 EST Wed, 09 Feb 2022, 15:15:59 EST Wed, 09 Feb 2022, 15:22:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 45 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 03 Jan 2022, 18:36:06 EST