The December 2005 issue of First Monday (volume 10, number 12) is now available
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_12/
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Volume 10, Number 12 - December 5th 2005
Ringtones, or the auditory logic of globalization
by Sumanth Gopinath
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_12/gopinath/
Abstract:
This essay attempts to provide a description of the global ringtone
industry, to determine and assess the numerous cultural consequences
of the ringtone’s appearance and development, and to situate the
ringtone within the context of contemporary capitalism. At its
broadest, my assertion [...]