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Bringing the Future to Geomedia Studies: Geomedia as Sociotechnical Regime and Imaginary

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  • Karin Fast

    (Department of Geography, Media, and Communication, Karlstad University, Sweden)

  • Cornelia Brantner

    (Department of Geography, Media, and Communication, Karlstad University, Sweden)

  • Pablo Abend

    (Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, Germany)

Abstract

Geomedia, representing an epochal shift in spatial mediations and spatialized media, changes daily life. This future-directed thematic issue advocates for contextualized understandings of geomedia that transcend contemporary hegemonic representations of technology. It recognizes the transformative powers of geomediatization processes and asks what “geomedia futures” such processes might bring about. Bridging critical geomedia studies and critical future studies, it challenges dominant narratives about tomorrow’s technological society and promotes the exploration of diverse, equitable, and sustainable futures with and under geomedia. Through numerous methodological approaches, the collected articles examine the role of geomedia in contexts such as urban planning, tourism, surveillance, governance, and policy. The thematic issue emphasizes the importance of envisioning alternative futures that resist technological rationalization and unethical exploitation of geospatial data, supporting more inclusive and human-centered mediatized places. This work contributes to ongoing debates in geomedia studies, highlighting the need for critical and interdisciplinary approaches to understand and shape our technological future.

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  • Karin Fast & Cornelia Brantner & Pablo Abend, 2024. "Bringing the Future to Geomedia Studies: Geomedia as Sociotechnical Regime and Imaginary," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v12:y:2024:a:9112
    DOI: 10.17645/mac.9112
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    1. Boris Michel, 2024. "Geomediatization and the Messy Futuring of Geodata Commons," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
    2. Lotta Braunerhielm & Laila Gibson & Linda Ryan Bengtsson, 2024. "Geomedia Perspectives for Multiple Futures in Tourism Development," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
    3. André Jansson & Christian S. Ritter, 2024. "Mapping Geomedia Studies: Origins, Trajectories, and Future Directions," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
    4. Sarah Elwood, 2024. "Thinking Geomedia Futures: Indigenous Futurisms, Afrofuturisms, and Counter-Mediations of Temporality, Spatiality, and Digitality," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
    5. Talia Berniker & Lee Humphreys, 2024. "Surveillance Working Groups as Geomedia Governance," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
    6. Helena Atteneder & Joan Ramon Rodriguez-Amat, 2024. "Ideologies in Geospatial Futurism: A Computational and Critical Discourse Inquiry Into the ArcGIS and ESRI-Blogs," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
    7. Mennatullah Hendawy, 2024. "Planners Becoming Visualizers in the Mediatized World: Actor-Network Analysis of Cairo’s Street Billboards," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 12.
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