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Lara J Mertens

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ID265749
NAMELara J Mertens
GIVEN NAMESLara J
FAMILY NAMEMertens
SIGNATUREMERTENS L J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Haifa
ORCID0009-0009-6370-5378
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1
  • It's going to be chaos

    Open Access•Lara J Mertens•ARTICLE•Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory•2025•References: 15

    Online phenomena are frequently examined for how they connect humans socially through technology, with connectivity often considered as a state of being or doing that implies the mutually exclusive binary: connect or disconnect. This study of Airbnb Online Experiences, an online phenomenon that emerged during COVID-19 as a way for people to connect to the world through live interactive events facilitated by video calling, introduces new dynamics …

  • Being-in-touch

    Open Access•Lara J Mertens•ARTICLE•New Media & Society•2023•Cited by: 1•References: 8

    Amid social distancing and the sole reliance on communication technologies to “keep in touch” precipitated by COVID-19, touch, both communicatively and tactically, emerged in complex ways. This study examines Airbnb Online Experiences as a new media offering possibilities for people to be “in touch” with others around the world through short-lived interactive activities on Zoom. While new media technologies traditionally expand the potential for …

  • Being-in-touch

    Open Access•Lara J Mertens•ARTICLE•New Media & Society•2023•Cited by: 1•References: 8

    Amid social distancing and the sole reliance on communication technologies to “keep in touch” precipitated by COVID-19, touch, both communicatively and tactically, emerged in complex ways. This study examines Airbnb Online Experiences as a new media offering possibilities for people to be “in touch” with others around the world through short-lived interactive activities on Zoom. While new media technologies traditionally expand the potential for …

  • Being-in-touch

    Open Access•Lara J Mertens•ARTICLE•New Media & Society•2023•Cited by: 1•References: 8

    Amid social distancing and the sole reliance on communication technologies to “keep in touch” precipitated by COVID-19, touch, both communicatively and tactically, emerged in complex ways. This study examines Airbnb Online Experiences as a new media offering possibilities for people to be “in touch” with others around the world through short-lived interactive activities on Zoom. While new media technologies traditionally expand the potential for …

  • It's going to be chaos

    Open Access•Lara J Mertens•ARTICLE•Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory•2025•References: 15

    Online phenomena are frequently examined for how they connect humans socially through technology, with connectivity often considered as a state of being or doing that implies the mutually exclusive binary: connect or disconnect. This study of Airbnb Online Experiences, an online phenomenon that emerged during COVID-19 as a way for people to connect to the world through live interactive events facilitated by video calling, introduces new dynamics …

Computer Science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Art (1 work) · CHAOS (operating system (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Computer security (1 work) · Connection (principal bundle (1 work) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 work) · Digital media (1 work)

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