Digital Flâneurs: An Ethnography of Scrolling, Screen Time, and Inequalities Among Youth in Vienna
Suzana Jovicic
Oct 2026 · Anthropology of Media Book 14 · Berghahn Books
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Using the overlooked and seemingly trivial digital practices of scrolling, swiping, and snapping as a vantage point, this ethnography explores how young people in Vienna inhabit digital time and space amid boredom, unemployment, migration, school pressures and fragmented life trajectories. By combining digital and design anthropology, it situates these mundane digital practices within historical continuities and broader societal regimes that value productivity and discipline while negating idleness and practices associated with marginalized populations. Through fieldwork, workshops, and co-design, it reveals how digital devices are entangled with experiences of sociality, waiting, and boredom, offering an alternative to moralizing narratives of “mindless scrolling” and of scrolling through digital worlds.
Using the overlooked and seemingly trivial digital practices of scrolling, swiping, and snapping as a vantage point, this ethnography explores how young people in Vienna inhabit digital time and space amid boredom, unemployment, migration, school pressures and fragmented life trajectories. By com...
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Suzana Jovicic is an Assistant Professor of Digital Anthropology in the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her research critically examines topics such as digital inequalities, digital literacy, design and internet addiction. She employs not only ethnographic and multimodal perspectives but also integrates participatory methods and co-design into her work.
Suzana Jovicic is an Assistant Professor of Digital Anthropology in the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her research critically examines topics such as digital inequalities, digital literacy, design and internet addiction. She employs not only ...
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