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This opening chapter provides a brief introduction to the book’s inspiration, goals, themes, and methodology. It also gives a brief explanation of dwelling and poiēsis, terms that may be unfamiliar to media studies and cultural studies audiences.

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Battin, J.M. (2017). Introduction. In: Mobile Media Technologies and Poiēsis. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59797-3_1

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