DR EARVIN CHARLES CABALQUINTO
I am a Lecturer in Communication in the School of Communication and Creative Arts (SCCA) at Deakin University. I was a Visiting Scholar in the Centre for Mobilities Research (Cemore) at Lancaster University in June 2019. I am a member of the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation. Further, I am also a board member of the Asian Australian Studies Research Network (AASRN) in Melbourne, Australia. I am the Social Media Editor of the Asian Journal of Communication. Lastly, I am an editorial board member of the International Journal of Cultural Studies.
My research expertise lies at the intersections of digital media, (im)mobilities and migration. More specifically, I am interested in examining the role of mobile devices and networked communication platforms in engendering and undermining transnational relationships, mediated intimacies, caregiving at a distance, crisis communication, and homeland linkages. As a digital media scholar, I also engage with the nuances and politics of digital media use across diverse contexts, including online content creation and precarious labor, ageing migrants' digital media use in navigating immobility, and sustaining familial relationships beyond borders in a datafied society.
My research has been published in top peer-reviewed journals, including Mobile Media & Communication, Media Culture & Society, International Journal of Communication, Information Communication & Society and Telematics and Informatics, as well as in edited book collections. I am currently working on my first book based on my PhD thesis, which key contents have been further developed and enhanced through years of scholarly engagements, presentations and publications. The book is forthcoming under the Studies in Mobile Communication series of Oxford University Press (OUP). Moreover, I am also working on a collaborative book project (under review) that seeks to unpack the role of YouTube in the brokering of social transactions in the Philippines. This work is under contract with Amsterdam University Press (AUP) as part of its Asian Visual Culture Series.
I can be reached at earvin.cabalquinto@deakin.edu.au. To access my research outputs, visit my ResearchGate, Academia and Google Scholar profile pages. You can also follow me on Twitter.
My research expertise lies at the intersections of digital media, (im)mobilities and migration. More specifically, I am interested in examining the role of mobile devices and networked communication platforms in engendering and undermining transnational relationships, mediated intimacies, caregiving at a distance, crisis communication, and homeland linkages. As a digital media scholar, I also engage with the nuances and politics of digital media use across diverse contexts, including online content creation and precarious labor, ageing migrants' digital media use in navigating immobility, and sustaining familial relationships beyond borders in a datafied society.
My research has been published in top peer-reviewed journals, including Mobile Media & Communication, Media Culture & Society, International Journal of Communication, Information Communication & Society and Telematics and Informatics, as well as in edited book collections. I am currently working on my first book based on my PhD thesis, which key contents have been further developed and enhanced through years of scholarly engagements, presentations and publications. The book is forthcoming under the Studies in Mobile Communication series of Oxford University Press (OUP). Moreover, I am also working on a collaborative book project (under review) that seeks to unpack the role of YouTube in the brokering of social transactions in the Philippines. This work is under contract with Amsterdam University Press (AUP) as part of its Asian Visual Culture Series.
I can be reached at earvin.cabalquinto@deakin.edu.au. To access my research outputs, visit my ResearchGate, Academia and Google Scholar profile pages. You can also follow me on Twitter.