Popularization through press advertisements: mobile telephony in Spain (1994-1999)

This paper explores the combined effects of everyday life technological devices and advertisements in constituting an efficient way to scientific popularization. We, therefore, analyze mobile telephony advertisements published in a high-circulation Spanish newspaper -La Vanguardia- between 1994 and...

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Autores: Fernández-Ardèvol, Mireia, Ferran Boleda, Jordi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio:O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
OAI Identifier:oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/77451
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10609/77451
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:science communication
popularization of science and technology
comunicació científica
divulgació de la ciència i la tecnologia
comunicación científica
divulgación de la ciencia y la tecnología
Science news
Divulgació científica
Divulgación científica
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Sumario:This paper explores the combined effects of everyday life technological devices and advertisements in constituting an efficient way to scientific popularization. We, therefore, analyze mobile telephony advertisements published in a high-circulation Spanish newspaper -La Vanguardia- between 1994 and 1999. We identify content that promoted knowledge about the devices, the service, or the uses of this groundbreaking technology. Advertisements also attach attributes to technology-modernity, freedom, or efficiency. We suggest that the analysis of advertisements that promote everyday life digital devices allows a better understanding of what (digital) technology means to publics.