The Sent Down Internet: Going Online in Rural China
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Elisa Oreglia, University of California, Berkeley Elisa Oreglia is a PhD candidate at the UC Berkeley School of Information. She researches the circulation, adoption, and use of mobile phones and computers among marginalized populations in northern China, with a focus on the countryside.
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