Geomedia technologies represent an advanced set of digital media devices, hardwares, and softwares. Previous research indicates that these place contingent technologies are currently gaining significant social relevance, and contribute to the shaping of contemporary public lives and spaces. However, research has yet to empirically examine how, and for whom, geomedia technologies are made relevant, as well as the role of these technologies in wider processes of social and spatial (re-)production. This special issue contributes valuable knowledge to existing research in the realm of communication geography, by viewing the current “geomediascape” through the lens of social constructivist perspectives, and by interrogating the reciprocal shaping of technology, the social, and space/place. Scrutinizing the social construction of geomedia technologies in various empirical contexts and in relation to different social groups, the essays deal with important questions of power and control, and ultimately challenge the notion of (geo)mediatization as a neutral process.

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论地理媒体技术的社会建设

Geomedia技术代表了一组高级数字媒体设备，硬件和软件。先前的研究表明，这些场所特有技术目前正在获得重要的社会意义，并有助于塑造现代公共生活和空间。但是，研究还没有从经验上检验地理媒体技术如何以及与谁相关，以及这些技术在更广泛的社会和空间（再）生产过程中的作用。通过以社会建构主义的视角审视当前的“地理媒体景观”，并审视技术，社会和空间/场所的相互塑造，这一特刊为传播地理学领域的现有研究贡献了宝贵的知识。